St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Ordaz ss 4 1 3 0
Young rf 4 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
  Berblinger 2b 0 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b,1b,p 4 0 0 0
Sheaffer lf 1 0 0 0
  Green lf 3 0 0 0
DiFelice c 2 0 1 0
  Marrero c 2 0 0 0
Bell 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Beltran p 2 0 0 0
  Raggio p 0 0 0 0
  Plantier ph 1 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 1 1 0
  Nunez pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Ward cf,rf 5 1 3 1
Martin lf 2 1 1 3
  Brown E. pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 5 2 2 0
Randa 3b 3 1 1 1
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
  Collier ss 0 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 2
  Brown A. pr 0 0 0 0
  Allensworth cf 0 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 2 1 2
Loaiza p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 10 12 9
St. Louis 001 000 000162
Pittsburgh 210 110 05x10121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Beltran  L (1-2) 4.1 6 5 3 2 2
  Raggio   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Painter   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bautista   0.1 5 5 5 0 0
  Gaetti   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  W (11-10) 9.0 6 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
7

  E–Difelice (6), Beltran (1), Randa (21).  2B–St. Louis Ordaz (1,off Loaiza); Lankford (34,off Loaiza), Pittsburgh Martin (24,off Beltran); Randa (25,off Bautista).  3B–Pittsburgh Ward (1,off Beltran).  HR–Pittsburgh Kendall (8,2nd inning off Beltran 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–McGwire (5,by Loaiza); Womack (3,by Bautista); Martin (3,by Gaetti).  SH–Dunston (5,off Beltran).  SF–Martin (5,off Beltran).  SB–Ordaz (1,2nd base off Loaiza/Kendall); Lankford (21,2nd base off Loaiza/Kendall); Martin (23,3rd base off Beltran/Difelice).  CS–Martin (7,2nd base by Beltran/Difelice).  WP–Bautista (1).  HBP–Bautista (1,Womack); Gaetti (1,Martin); Loaiza (12,McGwire).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:40.  A–21,053.
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