Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1997 at Dodger Stadium. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 3 2 2 1
Burks cf,lf 4 2 2 2
Walker rf 4 1 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 3 2 1
Bichette lf 4 0 1 1
  McCracken ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 2 3
Perez 2b 4 1 2 0
Manwaring c 4 0 0 0
Castillo p 1 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzales ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 11 8
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 1 0 0
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 1 2 2
Karros 1b 3 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 2 3 1
Zeile 3b 4 1 2 0
Lewis lf 3 0 1 2
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 1 0 0 0
  Harkey p 0 0 0 0
Castro ss 3 0 0 0
  Butler ph 1 0 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
  Hollandsworth lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Colorado 001 105 30010111
Los Angeles 023 000 000581
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  W (12-11) 5.0 7 5 5 2 1
  DeJean   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (9-5) 5.0 6 6 6 3 3
  Dreifort   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Reyes   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Harkey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
10
10
5
6

  E–Castilla (19), Mondesi (4).  DP–Colorado 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Colorado Weiss (23,off Martinez); Burks (18,off Martinez); Castilla (25,off Dreifort), Los Angeles Lewis (2,off Castillo).  HR–Colorado Galarraga (40,4th inning off Martinez 0 on, 1 out); Burks (31,7th inning off Dreifort 1 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Piazza (37,3rd inning off Castillo 1 on, 1 out); Mondesi (28,3rd inning off Castillo 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Castillo (10,off Martinez).  CS–Perez (2,2nd base by Martinez/Piazza).  WP–Dreifort (3), Reyes (2).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:59.  A–53,903.
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