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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 28, 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 28, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 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 | September 28, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Manny Aybar |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 46,065 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Greg Bonin 3B: Eric Gregg |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Robin Jennings | Center Fielder |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Brant Brown | Left Fielder |
Dave Hansen | Third Baseman |
Tyler Houston | Catcher |
Brooks Kieschnick | Right Fielder |
Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
Phil Plantier | Left Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Dmitri Young | Right Fielder |
Eli Marrero | Catcher |
Luis Ordaz | Shortstop |
Manny Aybar | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 28, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Aybar
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Aybar
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Aybar
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Aybar
Brown hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Trachsel
DeShields hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Trachsel
Plantier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Aybar
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Aybar
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Aybar
Kieschnick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Aybar
Alexander hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trachsel
Young strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trachsel
Marrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Trachsel
Ordaz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Aybar vs. Trachsel
Aybar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ordaz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
DeShields vs. Trachsel
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Aybar
Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Aybar
Jennings hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Aybar
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Trachsel
Miguel Cairo now playing second base.
Plantier hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford 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
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Aybar
Grace hits a line drive into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Aybar
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Aybar
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Aybar
Houston hits a popup towards short. Ordaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti hits a line drive into right field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trachsel
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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trachsel
Marrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordaz vs. Trachsel
Ordaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Aybar
Kieschnick hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Aybar
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Aybar
Trachsel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Aybar
Jennings hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Trachsel
Aybar strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Trachsel
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Trachsel
There goes DeShields. The throw from Houston and he is out, Alexander applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Trachsel
Plantier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Aybar
Cairo hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Aybar
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Aybar
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hansen vs. Aybar
Hansen bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Grace scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Houston vs. Aybar
Houston 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, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Trachsel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Kieschnick 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, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Frascatore
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trachsel vs. Frascatore
Trachsel bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with DeShields covering, for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Frascatore
Jennings hits a line drive towards first. McGwire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trachsel
Marrero hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Trachsel
Ordaz hits a popup towards third. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Trachsel
Royce Clayton pinch hits for John Frascatore.
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
DeShields vs. Trachsel
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Painter
Lance Painter now pitching. David Bell now playing second base.
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Painter
Grace hits a popup towards short. Ordaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowery vs. Painter
Terrell Lowery pinch hits for Brant Brown.
Lowery strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Pisciotta
Terrell Lowery now playing center field. Robin Jennings now playing left field. Marc Pisciotta now pitching.
Plantier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Pisciotta
Willie McGee pinch runs for Phil Plantier.
There goes McGee. The throw from Houston and he is safe. McGee steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Pisciotta
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Pisciotta
Lankford hits a fly ball into right field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Pisciotta
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGee tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Pisciotta
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Painter
Willie McGee now playing right field. Scarborough Green now playing center field. Dmitri Young now playing left field. Sammy Sosa pinch hits for D
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Painter
Mike Hubbard pinch hits for Tyler Houston.
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Painter
Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Brooks Kieschnick.
Hernandez hits a line drive into right 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 9/28/1997 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Jennings R, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 DeShields D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Sandberg R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Bell D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Plantier P, lf 3 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 2 1 0 0 McGee W, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Brown B, lf 3 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 2 1 1 1 Lowery T, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 4 0 1 0 Hansen D, 3b 1 0 0 1 Green S, cf 0 0 0 0 Sosa S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 2 0 0 1 Houston T, c 3 0 0 0 Young D, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Hubbard M, ph 1 0 0 0 Marrero E, c 3 0 1 0 Kieschnick B, rf 3 0 1 0 Ordaz L, ss 3 0 1 0 Hernandez J, ph 1 0 0 0 Aybar M, p 2 0 1 0 Alexander M, ss 3 0 1 0 Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0 Trachsel S, p 2 0 1 0 Clayton R, ph 0 0 0 0 Pisciotta M, p 0 0 0 0 Painter L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 4 1 27 2 7 2 Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1 St.Louis 000 001 01x -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trachsel S 7.0 7 1 1 3 3 Pisciotta M (L) 1.0 0 1 1 2 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Aybar M 6.0 3 1 1 3 4 Frascatore J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Painter L (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 7 HR -- McGwire M SB -- McGee W CS -- DeShields D SH -- Hansen D, Trachsel S SF -- Gaetti G T -- 2:16 A -- 46065
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