Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 4 1 0 0
Franco 2b 5 2 2 2
Thome 1b 5 0 2 3
Williams 3b 5 0 0 0
Justice lf 5 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 3 0 2 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Seitzer ph 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 1 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 5 0 3 0
Grissom cf 5 2 2 1
Colon p 1 0 0 0
  Candaele ph 1 0 1 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Giles rf 1 2 1 1
Totals 41 8 14 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 1 0
McGee rf 3 0 1 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 3 1 1 1
Gaetti 3b 3 2 2 0
DiFelice c 3 0 1 1
Clayton ss 3 0 0 0
Benes p 1 0 1 1
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Cleveland 000 000 3508140
St. Louis 010 200 000372
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon   4.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Assenmacher   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Lopez  W (3-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Morman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Shuey   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   7.0 9 3 3 1 11
  Mathews  L (2-3) 0.2 2 2 1 0 0
  Fossas   0.0 2 3 0 1 0
  Frascatore   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Beltran   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
4
2
13

  E–DeShields (9), Gant (3).  DP–Cleveland 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Cleveland Thome (8,off Andy Benes); Franco (13,off Fossas), St. Louis Gaetti (13,off Colon).  HR–St. Louis Mabry (4,4th inning off Colon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Seitzer (1,off Mathews); Andy Benes (3,off Colon).  SB–Vizquel (18,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Grissom 2 (10,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice,2nd base off Fossas/Difelice); DeShields (20,2nd base off Colon/Alomar).  CS–McGee (1,2nd base by Assenmacher/Alomar).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:23.  A–43,582.
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