San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 12, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras Q. 2b 4 0 1 1
Finley cf 3 0 1 0
  Caminiti ph 1 0 0 0
  Kroon p 0 0 0 0
  Veras D. p 0 0 0 0
  Beamon ph 1 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 2 0 1 0
  Lee ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Vaughn lf 4 0 2 1
Shipley ss 4 0 2 0
Hernandez c 4 0 2 0
  Rivera pr 0 0 0 0
  Flaherty c 0 0 0 0
Arias 3b 4 1 2 0
Ashby p 1 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 13 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0
McGee rf 4 0 2 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 1 2 1
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Plantier ph 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Young lf 3 2 2 0
  Green lf 0 0 0 0
DiFelice c 2 0 0 0
Clayton ss 2 0 0 2
Morris p 2 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 3
San Diego 001 000 0102130
St. Louis 020 101 00x470
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  L (8-11) 6.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Kroon   1.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Veras   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (10-8) 6.2 10 1 1 2 5
  Fossas   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  King   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
2
2
2
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 4.  2B–San Diego Lee (2,off King), St. Louis Young (13,off Ashby).  HR–St. Louis Lankford (28,6th inning off Ashby 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ashby (5,off Morris); Difelice (6,off Ashby).  SF–Clayton (5,off Ashby).  SB–Lankford (20,2nd base off Ashby/Hernandez).  CS–McGee (2,2nd base by Ashby/Hernandez).  WP–Ashby (3), King (2).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–(none), 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:42.  A–30,156.
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