St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
July 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1997 at Cinergy Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 1
Gaetti 3b 4 1 2 1
Mabry rf 4 0 1 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
DiFelice c 2 0 0 0
  DeShields ph 1 0 0 0
Bell 2b 2 0 2 0
  Lampkin ph 1 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 1 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 0 0 0 0
  Plantier ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Livingstone rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders lf 3 0 2 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Owens cf 4 1 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Harris lf 0 0 0 0
Kelly rf 2 1 0 0
  Greene ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Perez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Branson 3b 0 0 0 0
Oliver c 2 1 0 1
Boone 2b 3 0 0 1
Morris 1b 3 0 1 1
Reese ss 4 1 1 0
Mercker p 2 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Taubensee ph 1 0 1 1
  Goodwin pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4
St. Louis 000 101 000270
Cincinnati 003 001 00x450
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  L (2-12) 2.2 2 3 3 6 1
  Petkovsek   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Frascatore   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Fossas   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
8
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  W (7-6) 5.2 7 2 2 2 6
  Sullivan   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Belinda   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Shaw  SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
12

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Clayton (24,off Mercker), Cincinnati Taubensee (15,off Frascatore).  HR–St. Louis Gaetti (11,4th inning off Mercker 0 on, 2 out); Lankford (20,6th inning off Mercker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Valenzuela (6,off Mercker).  IBB–Bell (1,by Mercker).  HBP–D Sanders (4,by Valenzuela).  SB–D Sanders 3 (44,2nd base off Petkovsek/Difelice,3rd base off Petkovsek/Difelice,2nd base off Frascatore/Difelice); Reese (12,2nd base off Frascatore/Difelice); Goodwin 2 (21,3rd base off Frascatore/Difelice,2nd base off Fossas/Difelice).  HBP–Valenzuela (5,D Sanders).  IBB–Mercker (5,Bell).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:54.  A–19,405.
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