St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
June 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1997 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Diego Padres 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 1 2 0
DeShields 2b 5 2 3 0
Lankford cf 4 2 2 3
  Franklin rf 0 0 0 0
Gant lf 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney lf 0 0 0 0
Mabry rf,cf 5 1 2 3
Sheaffer 3b 4 0 1 0
DiFelice c 5 1 2 2
Young 1b 5 1 1 1
Benes p 4 1 1 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 9
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 1 1
Gwynn rf 4 0 2 0
Finley cf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 3 0 0 0
  Vaughn ph 0 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0
Veras 2b 4 1 2 0
Flaherty c 4 0 0 0
Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Burrows p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Beamon ph 1 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
St. Louis 200 020 2039140
San Diego 001 000 000150
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (5-2) 8.0 4 1 1 2 7
  Fossas   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Cunnane  L (4-2) 4.2 6 4 4 3 4
  Smith   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Burrows   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Worrell   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Bochtler   1.0 5 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
4
7

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–St. Louis Clayton (21,off Cunnane); DeShields (12,off Bochtler); Lankford (14,off Bochtler).  3B–San Diego Q Veras (1,off Andy Benes).  HR–St. Louis Lankford (15,1st inning off Cunnane 1 on, 1 out); Difelice (2,5th inning off Cunnane 0 on, 0 out); Young (3,5th inning off Cunnane 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gant (1,by Cunnane).  IBB–Lankford (2,by Cunnane); Gant (3,by Burrows).  SF–Henderson (1,off Andy Benes).  HBP–Cunnane (3,Gant).  IBB–Cunnane (2,Lankford); Burrows (1,Gant).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:43.  A–13,062.
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