Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 0 1 2
Polcovich ss 4 0 1 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Martin lf 4 1 1 0
Young 1b 5 2 3 2
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
  Ruebel p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Collier ss 1 0 0 0
Sveum 3b 4 0 2 1
Guillen cf,rf 5 1 1 0
Osik c 2 2 1 0
Loaiza p 2 0 1 1
  Ward cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 5 2 1 0
Lankford cf 4 1 2 2
Gaetti 3b,1b 5 0 3 1
Mabry rf 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 0 1 1
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
Clayton ss 4 0 1 0
Lampkin c 3 0 1 0
  Gallego ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 2 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph,3b,c 2 1 2 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 001 021 2006121
St. Louis 200 000 2004110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  W (6-5) 6.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Ruebel   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Wilkins   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Christiansen   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Loiselle  SV (9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  L (2-11) 5.0 4 3 3 3 1
  Petkovsek   2.0 6 3 3 1 0
  Frascatore   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Fossas   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
2

  E–Loaiza (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Osik (4,off Valenzuela); Sveum (11,off Petkovsek); Martin (7,off Petkovsek); Young (14,off Fossas), St. Louis Gant (11,off Loaiza); Gaetti (18,off Loaiza); Lampkin (6,off Loaiza); Lankford (20,off Ruebel).  HR–Pittsburgh Young (9,7th inning off Petkovsek 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Loaiza (4,off Valenzuela).  IBB–Osik (1,by Petkovsek); Lankford (6,by Loaiza).  SB–Womack (32,2nd base off Frascatore/Lampkin); Sheaffer (1,2nd base off Ruebel/Osik); Lankford (15,2nd base off Loiselle/Osik).  CS–Martin (4,2nd base by Valenzuela/Lampkin); Lankford (7,3rd base by Loiselle/Osik).  WP–Loaiza (2).  IBB–Loaiza (8,Lankford); Petkovsek (3,Osik).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:09.  A–30,753.
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