St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies
May 27, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1997 at Coors Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Colorado Rockies 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 1 1 1
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 5 2 2 2
Franklin rf 4 1 1 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 5 0 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 1 2 1
DiFelice c 5 1 1 0
Clayton ss 3 1 1 1
Benes p 3 1 3 2
  Sweeney rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 1 1
McCracken cf 5 1 2 2
Walker rf 4 0 3 1
Bichette lf 5 0 1 1
Galarraga 1b 5 2 3 0
Castilla 3b 5 0 2 0
Reed c 4 0 0 0
Weiss ss 4 1 2 1
Thomson p 1 0 0 0
  Bates ph 0 1 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Burks ph 1 0 0 0
  McCurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
St. Louis 210 300 2008132
Colorado 000 401 1006140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (4-4) 6.0 11 5 5 2 5
  Mathews   1.2 3 1 1 0 2
  Fossas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
7
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  L (0-4) 4.0 8 6 6 1 5
  Leskanic   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  DiPoto   2.0 5 2 2 0 1
  McCurry   2.0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
8

  E–DeShields (7), Lankford (5).  DP–St. Louis 2, Colorado 1.  2B–St. Louis Alan Benes (2,off Thomson); Clayton (18,off Thomson).  3B–Colorado Walker (3,off Alan Benes).  HR–St. Louis Lankford (9,1st inning off Thomson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–DeShields (3,off Thomson).  SB–DeShields (14,2nd base off Thomson/J Reed); Clayton (15,2nd base off McCurry/J Reed); McCracken (11,2nd base off Alan Benes/Difelice).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:08.  A–50,010.
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