St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
July 10, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 1997 at Wrigley Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 0 0 0
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 0
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 2 4 3
Mabry rf 4 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 4 0 0 0
McRae cf 2 1 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 2 0 1 1
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Orie 3b 4 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 0 0
Foster p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 1
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
St. Louis 101 000 001350
Chicago 100 000 100250
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (8-7) 8.0 5 2 2 5 6
  Eckersley  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster   7.0 4 2 2 3 9
  Wendell  L (2-4) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
10

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 1.  HR–St. Louis Gaetti 2 (8,3rd inning off Foster 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Wendell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alan Benes (2,off Foster).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:37.  A–33,805.
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