Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 1 2 0
Guillen ss 3 0 1 1
Thomas 1b 3 0 1 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
Belle lf 3 0 0 0
  Mouton lf 1 0 1 1
Ventura 3b 3 0 0 0
Cameron cf 4 1 1 0
Fabregas c 4 0 0 0
Martinez rf,1b 3 1 0 0
Drabek p 1 1 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Ordonez rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 32 5 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 1 0 1
Clayton ss 5 0 3 1
Lankford cf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 1b,3b 4 1 1 0
Plantier rf 3 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 0 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph,c 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi c 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
DiFelice c 2 1 1 0
  McGee ph,lf,rf 2 1 2 1
Bell 3b 2 0 1 1
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Morris p 2 0 1 0
  McGwire ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Chicago 000 030 011570
St. Louis 001 100 1104101
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek   6.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Foulke   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  McElroy   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Darwin   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Castillo  W (4-4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Karchner  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   7.0 2 3 0 2 2
  Beltran   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Frascatore   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Fossas  L (1-6) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  King   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
2
3
4

  E–Morris (5).  2B–St. Louis Lankford (32,off Drabek); Clayton (33,off Drabek); Bell (6,off Drabek); McGee (15,off Foulke).  HR–Chicago Ordonez (2,9th inning off Fossas 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Drabek (1,off Morris); Guillen (10,off Beltran); Bell (1,off Foulke).  SF–Guillen (2,off Morris); DeShields (6,off Foulke).  HBP–F Thomas (3,by Morris).  IBB–Ventura (4,by Frascatore); Lankford (10,by Drabek).  SB–Cameron (19,2nd base off Morris/Difelice); DeShields (45,2nd base off Drabek/Fabregas).  CS–Clayton (9,2nd base by Drabek/Fabregas); DeShields (11,3rd base by Karchner/Fabregas).  HBP–Morris (6,F Thomas).  IBB–Drabek (4,Lankford); Frascatore (5,Ventura).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–3:10.  A–40,464.
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