St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos
August 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1997 at Stade Olympique. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 1 2
McGee rf,lf 5 0 2 1
McGwire 1b 1 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 0 0 1
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 0 0
  Lampkin pr,c 2 2 2 1
Clayton ss 5 2 1 0
Aybar p 2 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 1 1 0
  Jordan rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 6 8 6
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
McGuire lf 5 0 4 1
Lansing 2b 4 1 1 0
Guerrero rf 4 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Vidro 3b 1 0 0 0
Segui 1b 4 1 2 0
Fletcher c 3 0 0 0
White cf 2 0 1 1
Grudzielanek ss 3 0 1 1
Strange 3b 4 1 1 0
  Bullinger p 0 0 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Telford p 0 0 0 0
  Santangelo ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
St. Louis 000 000 231681
Montreal 000 001 1103102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Aybar   6.0 5 1 1 4 2
  King  W (3-0) 1.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Fossas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   6.2 3 2 0 6 13
  Telford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kline  L (0-1) 1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Bullinger   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
7
16

  E–Lampkin (5), Grudzielanek (28), Strange (10).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Jordan (5,off Kline); McGee (12,off Kline), Montreal Strange (15,off King); White (22,off King).  HR–St. Louis Lampkin (6,9th inning off Bullinger 0 on, 2 out).  SF–DeShields (5,off Kline); Grudzielanek (1,off King).  HBP–McGwire (3,by Martinez).  IBB–McGwire (2,by Kline).  SH–Santangelo (10,off King).  SB–McGuire (1,2nd base off King/Lampkin).  HBP–Martinez (8,McGwire).  IBB–Kline (1,McGwire).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Ron Barnes.  T–2:37.  A–19,386.
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