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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 2, 1997 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Beech |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 16,190 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Angel Hernandez 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Frank Pulli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
David Bell | Second Baseman |
Willie McGee | Right Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Danny Sheaffer | Left Fielder |
Mike Difelice | Catcher |
Scarborough Green | Center Fielder |
Todd Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ricky Otero | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Gregg Jefferies | Left Fielder |
Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
Rico Brogna | First Baseman |
Mike Lieberthal | Catcher |
Derrick May | Right Fielder |
Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
Matt Beech | Pitcher |
Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 2, 1997
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Beech
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Beech
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Beech
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Beech
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Beech
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brogna settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Otero vs. Stottlemyre
Otero hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Sheaffer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Stottlemyre
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Stottlemyre
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Beech
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Beech
Difelice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Beech
Green hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morandini fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Beech
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Stottlemyre
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Stottlemyre
Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lieberthal vs. Stottlemyre
Lieberthal strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Beech
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Beech
Bell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jefferies. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Beech
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. Beech
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
May vs. Stottlemyre
May hits a line drive into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Stottlemyre
Stocker hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Beech vs. Stottlemyre
Beech hits a fly ball into left field. Sheaffer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Beech
Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sheaffer vs. Beech
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Beech
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Otero vs. Stottlemyre
Otero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Stottlemyre
Morandini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otero moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jefferies vs. Stottlemyre
Jefferies strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Rolen vs. Stottlemyre
Rolen takes first base on ball four. Otero moves to third. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Brogna vs. Stottlemyre
Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brogna for the out. Otero scores. Morandini moves to third. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Lieberthal vs. Stottlemyre
Lieberthal hits a line drive towards first. McGwire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Beech
Green strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Beech
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Beech
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Beech
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Stottlemyre
May hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Stottlemyre
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beech vs. Stottlemyre
Beech strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Beech
McGee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otero. McGee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Beech
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Beech
Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheaffer vs. Beech
Sheaffer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGwire moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Difelice vs. Beech
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gant vs. Beech
Ron Gant pinch hits for Scarborough Green.
Gant takes first base on ball four. McGwire scores. Gaetti moves to third. Sheaffer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stottlemyre vs. Beech
Stottlemyre hits a line drive into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clayton vs. Beech
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Otero vs. Stottlemyre
Ron Gant now playing left field. Danny Sheaffer now playing right field. Willie McGee now playing center field.
Otero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Stottlemyre
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Stottlemyre
Jefferies takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Stottlemyre
Rolen hits a line drive into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brewer
Billy Brewer now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Brewer
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Brewer
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Stottlemyre
Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lieberthal vs. Stottlemyre
Lieberthal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stottlemyre
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Stottlemyre
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cummings vs. Stottlemyre
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Billy Brewer.
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gomes
Wayne Gomes now pitching.
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Gomes
John Mabry pinch hits for Danny Sheaffer.
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mabry for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Gomes
Difelice hits a fly ball into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Otero vs. Stottlemyre
John Mabry now playing right field.
Otero hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Stottlemyre
Morandini hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Stottlemyre
Jefferies hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Stottlemyre
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Brogna vs. Stottlemyre
Brogna takes first base on ball four. Morandini moves to third. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lieberthal vs. Stottlemyre
Lieberthal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Gomes
Gant hits a line drive into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Livingstone vs. Gomes
Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Todd Stottlemyre.
Livingstone strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Gomes
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
May hits a line drive into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Eckersley
Stocker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amaro vs. Eckersley
Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Wayne Gomes.
There goes Stocker. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Stocker steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Amaro vs. Eckersley
Amaro hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Otero vs. Eckersley
Otero hits a line drive into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1997 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Clayton R, ss 5 0 1 0 Otero R, cf 5 1 1 0 Bell D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 2 0 McGee W, rf-cf 4 1 1 0 Jefferies G, lf 3 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Rolen S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 2 1 Brogna R, 1b 3 0 0 1 Sheaffer D, lf-rf 3 0 1 0 Lieberthal M, c 4 0 0 0 Mabry J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 May D, rf 4 0 1 0 Difelice M, c 4 0 1 0 Stocker K, ss 4 0 2 0 Green S, cf 2 0 0 0 Beech M, p 2 0 0 0 Gant R, ph-lf 1 0 0 1 Brewer B, p 0 0 0 0 Stottlemyre T, p 3 0 0 0 Cummings M, ph 1 0 0 0 Livingstone S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gomes W, p 0 0 0 0 Eckersley D, p 0 0 0 0 Amaro R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 8 2 34 1 7 1 St.Louis 000 002 000 -- 2 Philadelphia 000 100 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre T (W) 8.0 6 1 1 3 6 Eckersley D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Beech M (L) 6.0 8 2 2 3 8 Brewer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Gomes W 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Philadelphia 9 2B -- Bell D, McGee W SB -- Stocker K T -- 2:44 A -- 16190
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