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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 24, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 24, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 24, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 24, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Terry Mulholland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Benes |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 38,255 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Wally Bell |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Brant Brown | Left Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Dave Hansen | Third Baseman |
Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Rey Sanchez | Second Baseman |
Terry Mulholland | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
Willie McGee | Right Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
Mike Difelice | Catcher |
Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
Andy Benes | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 24, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Benes
McRae hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Benes
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Mulholland
DeShields hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Mulholland
Gant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeShields moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lankford vs. Mulholland
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
McGee vs. Mulholland
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and throws to second for the out. DeShields scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Mulholland
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Benes
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Benes
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Benes
Servais strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Mulholland
Clayton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Mulholland
There goes Clayton. The throw from Servais, and Dunston drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Difelice vs. Mulholland
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Mulholland
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clayton scores. Difelice moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Benes vs. Mulholland
There goes Difelice. The throw from Servais and he is out, Hansen applying the tag. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Benes vs. Mulholland
Benes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Mulholland
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Benes
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mulholland vs. Benes
Mulholland strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Benes
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Mulholland
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Mulholland
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Mulholland
McGee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Mulholland
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clayton vs. Mulholland
Clayton takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Difelice vs. Mulholland
Difelice hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Benes
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mulholland
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Mulholland
Benes bunts towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Mulholland
DeShields is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Mulholland
Gant hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Gant reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. DeShields goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Lankford vs. Mulholland
Lankford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Lankford reaches second base with a double. Gant scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
McGee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Lankford trying to get to home. Brown throws the ball in to Servais who tags Lankford, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Bottenfield
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Clayton vs. Bottenfield
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Benes
Hansen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Benes
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Benes
There goes Dunston. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Clayton applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Benes
Servais hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Bottenfield
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bottenfield
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Bottenfield
Benes bunts in front of the plate. Servais fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Bottenfield
DeShields hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. DeShields reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Bottenfield
Gant hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Benes
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Benes
Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Benes
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Benes
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Tatis
McGee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Tatis
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Clayton vs. Tatis
Clayton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Difelice vs. Tatis
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Tatis
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hansen vs. Benes
Hansen hits a line drive into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Dunston vs. Benes
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti juggles the ball. That's an error on Gaetti. Grace scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Benes
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Servais vs. Benes
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Benes
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Livingstone vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching. Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Andy Benes.
Livingstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
DeShields vs. Rojas
DeShields hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. DeShields reaches second base with a double. There goes Livingstone trying to get to home. Sosa throws the ball in to Sanchez who relays the ball to Servais, who tags Livingstone, who came all the way from first, for the out. DeShields moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Rojas
Gant hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. DeShields scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Rojas
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching. Doug Glanville pinch hits for Mel Rojas.
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields misplays the ball. That's an error on DeShields. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Mathews
McRae takes first base on ball four. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Mathews
Brown hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Glanville scores. McRae moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Mathews
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Mathews
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Adams
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Adams
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Beltran
Rigo Beltran now pitching. Ryne Sandberg pinch hits for Dave Hansen.
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Beltran
Dunston bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Beltran
Servais hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/24/1997 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI McRae B, cf 3 0 0 0 DeShields D, 2b 4 3 3 1 Brown B, lf 4 0 1 1 Gant R, lf 5 1 3 3 Grace M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Lankford R, cf 5 0 1 1 Sosa S, rf 4 0 1 0 McGee W, rf 5 0 3 1 Hansen D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 2 0 Sandberg R, ph 1 0 0 0 Clayton R, ss 2 1 0 0 Dunston S, ss 4 0 0 1 Difelice M, c 4 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 0 0 0 Young D, 1b 3 2 2 1 Sanchez R, 2b 2 0 1 0 Benes A, p 1 0 0 0 Mulholland T, p 1 0 0 0 Livingstone S, ph 1 0 1 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Mathews T, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ph 1 0 0 0 Beltran R, p 0 0 0 0 Tatis R, p 0 0 0 0 Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0 Glanville D, ph 1 1 0 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 2 34 7 15 7 Chicago 000 000 110 -- 2 St.Louis 110 310 10x -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Mulholland T (L) 3.1 7 5 5 2 3 Bottenfield K 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 Tatis R 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 Rojas M 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 Adams T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Benes A (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 Mathews T 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 Beltran R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Dunston S, Gaetti G, DeShields D DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Chicago 5, St.Louis 11 2B -- Lankford R, Gaetti G, Sosa S, DeShields D 3B -- Gant R, DeShields D SB -- Clayton R, Dunston S, Sosa S CS -- Difelice M, Dunston S SH -- Benes A 2 HBP -- by Mulholland T (Clayton R), by Mulholland T (DeShields D) T -- 3:12 A -- 38255
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