Cardinals @ Royals
August 29, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 11 0
Royals 7 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 11 0
Royals 7 8 0

Chili Davis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .299
OBP .500 .403
At Bats 2 405
Hits 0 121
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 27
Walks 2 72
RBI’s 0 80

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 30
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Kauffman Stadium - August 29, 1997
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Out
Dennis Eckersley
Tom Lampkin
Mark McGwire
Delino DeShields
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
Phil Plantier
Chili Davis
Larry Sutton
Johnny Damon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 9 11 0 9
Kansas City Royals 7 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher Rigo Beltran
Losing Pitcher Hector Carrasco
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Willie McGee
Attendance 36,006
Time of Game 3 hours 20 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Sutton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Larry Sutton pinch hits for Jed Hansen. That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Damon moves to second.
Bottom 9 Damon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Benitez hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Plantier hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lampkin strikes out.
Top 9 Jamie Walker now pitching. Gant strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 King hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Lampkin now catching. Curtis King now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McGee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. McGee reaches third base with a triple. DeShields scores. McGwire scores. Lankford goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second.
Top 8 McGwire is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Gregg Olson now pitching. Clayton strikes out.
Top 8 DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. DeShields reaches third base with a triple. Lampkin scores.
Top 8 Plantier hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lampkin moves to second.
Top 8 Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Mike Difelice. Lampkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rigo Beltran now pitching. Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gant hits a popup in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. McGee hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweeney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Difelice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dye strikes out.
Top 6 Matt Whisenant now pitching. Lankford strikes out.
Top 6 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes DeShields. The throw from Sweeney and he is out, Palmer applying the tag. Clayton moves to second.
Top 6 Clayton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeShields moves to second.
Top 6 DeShields hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Plantier hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Difelice hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 King strikes out.
Bottom 5 Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Damon scores. Bell moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 5 John Frascatore now pitching. Davis takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sweeney scores. Damon moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Damon reaches second base with a double. Sweeney moves to third.
Bottom 5 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out.
Top 5 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Bones covering, for the out.
Top 4 DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Plantier hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Lowe covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Damon moves to third.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Difelice for a passed ball. Benitez scores. Damon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Benitez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benitez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ricky Bones now pitching. Difelice hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to third for the out. McGwire scores. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 3 Gaetti is hit by the pitch. McGee moves to second.
Top 3 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to second for the out. McGwire moves to third.
Top 3 Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Top 3 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lowe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Plantier hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Difelice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Difelice reaches second base with a double. Gaetti scores. Gant goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into right field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hansen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeShields moves to second.
Top 1 DeShields hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.