St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies
September 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1997 at Coors Field. The Colorado Rockies 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 4, Colorado Rockies 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 0 1 0
Berblinger 2b 3 0 0 0
  McGee ph,rf 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 5 1 2 1
Lankford cf 3 1 1 1
Plantier rf 2 0 0 0
  DeShields 2b 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 1 1 0
DiFelice c 2 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 1 1 0
Bell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph 0 0 0 1
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Raggio p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 32 4 6 4
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 2 1 1 0
Burks cf,lf 4 2 2 2
Helton rf 4 0 2 2
  Walker pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 2 0
Bichette lf 4 1 2 1
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 3 0 1 1
Reed c 3 0 1 1
Perez 2b 4 0 0 0
Astacio p 2 0 0 0
  McCracken ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 31 7 12 7
St. Louis 100 001 002461
Colorado 100 001 05x7122
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   6.0 5 2 1 1 5
  Petkovsek  L (4-6) 1.1 4 3 3 1 1
  Raggio   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Bautista   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
2
6
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  W (10-9) 8.0 3 2 2 4 5
  DiPoto   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
5

  E–Difelice (4), Burks (2), Astacio (1).  DP–St. Louis 2, Colorado 1.  2B–St. Louis Livingstone (2,off DiPoto), Colorado Burks (16,off Petkovsek); Bichette (29,off Raggio).  3B–Colorado Burks (2,off Andy Benes).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (14,1st inning off Astacio 0 on, 2 out); Lankford (26,6th inning off Astacio 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Lampkin (2,off DiPoto); Castilla (3,off Raggio).  HBP–Andy Benes (1,by Astacio).  SH–Weiss (5,off Petkovsek).  SB–Bichette (6,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Weiss (5,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice).  CS–Helton (1,2nd base by Andy Benes/Difelice).  HBP–Astacio (8,Andy Benes).  U-HP–Mark Barron, 1B–Ron Barnes, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:56.  A–48,011.
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