Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 7 1 2 1
Young 2b 7 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 1 0 0
Karros 1b 5 2 1 1
Zeile 3b 7 0 3 1
Lewis lf 6 0 2 1
  Piazza ph 0 0 0 0
  Ingram pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 0 0
  Guerrero ph 1 0 0 0
  Castro ss 1 0 0 0
  Kirby ph 0 1 0 1
  Liriano ss 0 0 0 0
Prince c 7 1 3 2
Valdez p 2 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Butler ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Hollandsworth ph 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Murray ph 1 0 0 0
  Harkey p 1 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
Totals 55 7 11 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 7 1 2 2
McGee rf 7 0 2 1
McGwire 1b 7 1 1 0
Lankford cf 5 1 1 2
Plantier lf 3 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
  Green lf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 1
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Berblinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Raggio p 0 0 0 0
  Ordaz ph 1 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph,c 3 1 2 0
  Marrero c 0 0 0 0
Clayton ss 6 1 3 0
Beltran p 1 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi ph 1 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 57 6 12 6
Los Angeles 000 040 000 000 0037113
St. Louis 100 010 002 000 0026123
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez   7.0 5 2 2 1 8
  Radinsky   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Osuna   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Worrell   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Guthrie   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hall   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Reyes   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Harkey  W (1-0) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Dreifort  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
15.0
12
6
6
2
13
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Beltran   5.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Frascatore   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Bautista   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Eckersley   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Petkovsek   3.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Raggio  L (1-2) 2.0 4 3 3 3 1
Totals
15.0
11
7
7
6
13

  E–Lewis (1), Prince (1), Worrell (1), DeShields (19), Difelice (5), Clayton (16).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Los Angeles Prince (5,off Beltran); Nixon (4,off Beltran), St. Louis McGee (17,off Valdes); Clayton (37,off Valdes).  HR–St. Louis Gaetti (17,9th inning off Worrell 0 on, 0 out); Lankford (29,15th inning off Harkey 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Valdes (6,off Beltran); Sheaffer (4,off Worrell).  HBP–Mondesi (6,by Frascatore).  SB–Mondesi (32,2nd base off Frascatore/Difelice); Nixon (10,2nd base off Bautista/Difelice); Clayton (27,2nd base off Valdes/Prince).  CS–Zeile (6,Home by Raggio/Marrero).  HBP–Frascatore (6,Mondesi).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Brian Gibbons.  T–4:42.  A–23,311.
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