Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 1, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 0 1 0
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 1 1
Belle lf 4 0 2 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 2 0
Cameron cf 3 0 0 0
Fabregas c 4 0 0 0
Martinez rf 3 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
  Sirotka p 1 0 0 0
  Abbott rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 5 1 2 0
Clayton ss 5 1 3 1
McGwire 1b 5 1 1 2
Lankford cf 3 0 0 0
Gant lf 3 2 2 2
  Green lf 0 0 0 0
Plantier rf 3 1 2 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 1
Benes p 3 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Chicago 000 000 010170
St. Louis 410 000 10x6110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro  L (9-13) 2.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Sirotka   4.1 3 1 1 2 4
  Darwin   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (10-7) 7.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Bautista   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Beltran   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Belle (38,off Andy Benes), St. Louis Clayton 2 (35,off Navarro 2).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (10,1st inning off Navarro 1 on, 1 out); Gant 2 (16,1st inning off Navarro 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Sirotka 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cameron (5,by Andy Benes).  SB–DeShields (46,2nd base off Navarro/Fabregas).  WP–Andy Benes (7).  HBP–Andy Benes (5,Cameron).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:41.  A–27,192.
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