St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 12, Chicago Cubs 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
Clayton ss 5 2 3 2
  Ordaz ss 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 2 1 1
Lankford cf 3 2 0 0
  Green cf 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 3 3 3
Plantier rf 4 1 2 3
  McGee ph,rf 1 0 0 0
DiFelice c 5 1 2 3
Young lf 4 0 1 0
Morris p 3 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 13 12
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 1 1
Jennings lf 3 0 1 1
  Glanville ph 1 1 1 2
Grace 1b 3 1 1 1
Sosa rf 5 1 1 2
Sandberg 2b 5 0 0 0
Orie 3b 4 0 1 1
Servais c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 1
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Lowery ph 1 1 1 0
Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Kieschnick ph 1 1 1 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ss 1 2 1 0
Totals 37 9 11 9
St. Louis 501 000 40212130
Chicago 001 011 2049111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (11-8) 7.0 7 5 5 3 7
  Bautista   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fossas   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Batista  L (0-5) 0.1 4 5 5 2 0
  Myers   2.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Stevens   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Bottenfield   1.1 1 2 2 2 3
  Tatis   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Pisciotta   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Patterson   1.0 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
12
12
5
12

  E–Hernandez (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Servais (7).  2B–St. Louis Plantier (8,off Batista); Gaetti (23,off Pisciotta); Clayton (39,off Pisciotta); Young (14,off Patterson), Chicago Kieschnick (2,off Morris); Glanville (21,off Fossas).  3B–Chicago Johnson (7,off Morris).  HR–St. Louis Clayton (9,1st inning off Batista 1 on, 0 out); McGwire (19,3rd inning off Myers 0 on, 0 out); Difelice (4,9th inning off Patterson 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Hernandez (6,5th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out); Sosa (35,9th inning off Fossas 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Young (3,by Bottenfield).  SF–Jennings (1,off Morris).  SB–Clayton (28,2nd base off Stevens/Servais); Gaetti (7,2nd base off Bottenfield/Servais).  WP–Morris (4), Pisciotta (2).  IBB–Bottenfield (7,Young).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:02.  A–27,284.
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