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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 27, 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 September 27, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 27, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rodney Myers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Morris |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 43,142 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Greg Bonin |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Dave Hansen | Third Baseman |
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Rodney Myers | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
| David Bell | Third Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Luis Ordaz | Shortstop |
| Matt Morris | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 27, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Morris
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Morris
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Young 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Myers
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Myers
McGee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Myers
There goes McGee. The throw from Houston and he is safe. McGee steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Myers
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Myers
Lankford hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Myers
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Myers
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Morris
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Morris
Hansen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGee who is chasing the ball. Hansen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Glanville vs. Morris
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Houston vs. Morris
Houston 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
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Myers
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Myers covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Myers
Ordaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Myers
There goes Ordaz. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Ordaz steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Myers
Morris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ordaz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
DeShields vs. Myers
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. Ordaz scores. Morris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
McGee vs. Myers
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeShields scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Myers
McGwire takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Stevens
Dave Stevens now pitching.
There goes McGee. The throw from Houston and he is safe. McGee steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lankford vs. Stevens
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Stevens
There goes McGwire. The throw from Houston and he is safe. McGwire steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Young vs. Stevens
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Morris
Alexander hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Alexander reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Morris
Robin Jennings pinch hits for Dave Stevens.
Jennings hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGee. Jennings reaches second base with a double. Alexander scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Morris
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Morris
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jennings scores. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Morris
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hansen vs. Morris
Hansen takes first base on ball four. Sandberg moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Morris
Dave Clark pinch hits for Doug Glanville.
Clark hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Grace scores. Hansen moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Houston vs. Morris
Houston hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Foster
Kevin Foster now pitching. Robin Jennings now playing left field.
Bell hits a popup towards short. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Foster
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Foster
Ordaz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Morris
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Morris
Jennings hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Morris
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Foster
Miguel Cairo now playing second base.
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Foster
DeShields takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Foster
There goes DeShields. The throw from Houston and he is safe. DeShields steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Foster
McGee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. DeShields scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Foster
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Foster
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Foster
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Morris
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Morris
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Morris
Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Batista
Miguel Batista now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing third base.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Batista
Difelice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordaz vs. Batista
Ordaz hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Batista
Morris strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Morris
Hernandez 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, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Morris
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Morris
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Morris
Jennings hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Batista
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Batista
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Batista
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Batista
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGee. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cairo vs. Morris
Cairo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Morris
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Morris
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Batista
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 -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Batista
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Batista
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Morris
Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Miguel Batista.
Kieschnick hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Morris
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Morris
Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Ordaz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Adams
There goes Ordaz. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Ordaz steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Adams
Morris bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ordaz moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
DeShields vs. Adams
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ordaz scores. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Adams
McGee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. McGee reaches second base with a double. Morris scores. DeShields goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Morel
Scarborough Green pinch runs for Willie McGee. Ramon Morel now pitching.
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Morel
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Morel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Morel
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Morris
Scarborough Green now playing center field. Jeff Berblinger now playing second base. Danny Sheaffer now playing right field.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Morris
Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Sheaffer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berblinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1997 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 5 0 1 0 DeShields D, 2b 4 3 2 3
Sandberg R, 2b 2 1 0 0 Berblinger J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Cairo M, 2b 1 0 0 0 McGee W, rf 5 2 4 4
Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Green S, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
Sosa S, rf 4 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 2 2 2 4
Hansen D, 3b 2 0 1 0 Lankford R, cf 5 0 0 0
Batista M, p 0 0 0 0 Sheaffer D, rf 0 0 0 0
Kieschnick B, ph 1 0 0 0 Young D, lf 5 0 1 1
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Bell D, 3b 5 0 0 0
Morel R, p 0 0 0 0 Difelice M, c 4 0 1 0
Glanville D, lf 1 0 0 0 Ordaz L, ss 3 2 1 0
Clark D, ph 1 0 1 2 Morris M, p 3 2 1 0
Foster K, p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Houston T, c 4 0 0 0
Alexander M, ss 4 1 2 0
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0
Stevens D, p 0 0 0 0
Jennings R, ph-lf 4 1 1 1
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35 4 7 4 36 12 12 12
Chicago 004 000 000 -- 4
St.Louis 130 300 05x -- 12
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Myers R 1.1 5 4 4 3 1
Stevens D 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Foster K (L) 2.0 2 3 3 1 2
Batista M 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Adams T* 0.0 3 4 4 0 0
Morel R 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Morris M (W) 9.0 7 4 4 2 5
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Bell D
LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 6
2B -- Alexander M, Jennings R, Johnson L, McGee W
3B -- Hansen D, DeShields D
HR -- McGwire M 2
SB -- McGee W 2, Ordaz L 2, McGwire M, DeShields D
SH -- Morris M
T -- 2:44
A -- 43142
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