Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 24, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 3 0 0 0
Brown lf 4 0 1 1
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Hansen 3b 3 0 1 0
  Sandberg ph 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 1
Servais c 4 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 2 0 1 0
Mulholland p 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Glanville ph 1 1 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 3 3 1
Gant lf 5 1 3 3
Lankford cf 5 0 1 1
McGee rf 5 0 3 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 0
Clayton ss 2 1 0 0
DiFelice c 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 2 2 1
Benes p 1 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 0 1 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 15 7
Chicago 000 000 110251
St. Louis 110 310 10x7152
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (5-8) 3.1 7 5 5 2 3
  Bottenfield   1.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Tatis   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Rojas   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Adams   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
7
7
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (6-3) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7
  Mathews   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Beltran   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
9

  E–Dunston (8), DeShields (11), Gaetti (6).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Chicago Sosa (20,off Andy Benes), St. Louis Lankford (19,off Mulholland); Gaetti (15,off Tatis); DeShields (16,off Rojas).  3B–St. Louis Gant (4,off Mulholland); DeShields (8,off Bottenfield).  SH–Andy Benes 2 (5,off Mulholland,off Bottenfield).  HBP–Clayton (1,by Mulholland); DeShields (1,by Mulholland).  IBB–Clayton (4,by Tatis).  SB–Sosa (8,3rd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Dunston (14,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Clayton (18,2nd base off Mulholland/Servais).  CS–Dunston (2,2nd base by Andy Benes/Difelice); Difelice (1,3rd base by Mulholland/Servais).  HBP–Mulholland 2 (7,Clayton,DeShields).  IBB–Tatis (3,Clayton).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:12.  A–38,255.
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