St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
May 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1997 at Turner Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Atlanta Braves 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee rf 4 0 2 0
DeShields 2b 3 0 1 0
Gant lf 2 1 1 1
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 4 0 0 0
Sheaffer 3b 4 0 2 0
Lampkin c 4 0 1 0
Clayton ss 3 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph 1 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 1 0 0
Tucker rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 2 2
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
  Jones A. ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Lopez c 3 1 1 0
Lemke 2b 3 1 1 0
Blauser ss 3 1 1 2
Glavine p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 5 8 5
St. Louis 000 100 000170
Atlanta 100 000 31x580
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (2-2) 7.0 6 4 4 1 6
  Fossas   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Frascatore   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine  W (5-2) 9.0 7 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–St. Louis DeShields (5,off Glavine), Atlanta Blauser (12,off Andy Benes).  HR–St. Louis Gant (7,4th inning off Glavine 0 on, 0 out).  SH–DeShields (2,off Glavine).  IBB–Gant (2,by Glavine).  SB–Tucker (5,2nd base off Fossas/Lampkin).  IBB–Glavine (3,Gant).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:14.  A–35,046.
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