St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
July 12, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 6 0 0 0
DeShields 2b 6 0 2 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 5 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 1
Young 1b 5 0 2 0
DiFelice c 1 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Lampkin c 1 1 1 0
Mabry rf 4 0 1 0
Benes p 2 0 1 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 1 0 1 1
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 2 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf,lf 6 0 1 0
Dunston ss 5 1 2 1
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Clark lf 2 0 0 0
  McRae cf 1 0 0 0
Orie 3b 5 0 1 0
Servais c 5 0 1 0
Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph,2b 3 0 1 0
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 1 7 1
St. Louis 000 000 100 0012100
Chicago 000 001 000 000170
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   9.0 5 1 1 2 12
  Mathews  W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Eckersley  SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
7
1
1
4
14
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   7.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Bottenfield   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rojas   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Wendell  L (2-5) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Patterson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
2
2
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis DeShields (17,off Mulholland).  HR–St. Louis Gaetti (9,7th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Dunston (5,6th inning off Andy Benes 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Difelice (4,off Mulholland); Andy Benes (6,off Mulholland).  HBP–Mabry (2,by Mulholland).  IBB–McRae (2,by Andy Benes).  CS–DeShields (8,2nd base by Bottenfield/Servais).  SB–Glanville (14,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Sosa 2 (12,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice,2nd base off Andy Benes/Lampkin); Dunston (18,2nd base off Mathews/Lampkin).  HBP–Mulholland (8,Mabry).  IBB–Andy Benes (3,McRae).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–3:42.  A–39,790.
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