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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 5, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 5, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 5, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 5, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Donovan Osborne |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sid Fernandez |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,957 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Joe West 2B: Mike Winters 3B: Jerry Layne |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Brian Jordan | Center Fielder |
| Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Roberto Mejia | Right Fielder |
| Donovan Osborne | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| James Mouton | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Center Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Pat Listach | Shortstop |
| Sid Fernandez | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 5, 1997
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Fernandez
DeShields hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Fernandez
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Fernandez
Clayton hits a line drive into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Fernandez
Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Osborne
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mejia who is chasing the ball. Biggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Mouton vs. Osborne
Mouton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Difelice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Osborne
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fernandez
Young hits a line drive into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Fernandez
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Fernandez
Difelice hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejia vs. Fernandez
There goes Gaetti. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Gaetti steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mejia vs. Fernandez
Mejia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mouton. Mejia reaches second base with a double. Gaetti scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Osborne vs. Fernandez
Osborne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Osborne
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Osborne
Abreu strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Osborne
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Fernandez
DeShields bunts towards the mound. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Fernandez
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Fernandez
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Fernandez
Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Osborne
David Bell now playing second base.
Listach hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Osborne
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Osborne
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fernandez
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Fernandez
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Fernandez
There goes Young. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Difelice vs. Fernandez
Difelice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mejia vs. Fernandez
Mejia hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Osborne vs. Fernandez
Osborne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Osborne
Mouton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Osborne
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Osborne
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bell. Mouton moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Abreu vs. Osborne
Abreu hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mouton scores. Bagwell moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Eusebio vs. Osborne
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. Bagwell scores. Berry moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Listach vs. Osborne
Listach hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Fernandez
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Fernandez
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Fernandez
Clayton hits a popup towards short. Listach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Osborne
Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Sid Fernandez.
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Osborne
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biggio for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Osborne
Mouton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Osborne
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Garcia
Ramon Garcia now pitching.
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Garcia
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Garcia
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Difelice vs. Garcia
Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Osborne
Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Jordan. Berry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Osborne
Bill Spiers pinch runs for Sean Berry.
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osborne fields it and throws to first for the out. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Osborne
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Spiers scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Listach vs. Osborne
Listach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Listach for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mejia vs. Garcia
Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Mejia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Garcia
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Donovan Osborne.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Garcia
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Garcia
Gant strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Batchelor
Rich Batchelor now pitching. Mark Sweeney now playing right field. Roberto Mejia now playing left field.
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Batchelor
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Batchelor juggles the ball. That's an error on Batchelor. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mouton vs. Batchelor
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Batchelor
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Garcia
Clayton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Garcia
Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Garcia
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Garcia
There goes Clayton. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Clayton steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Garcia
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Batchelor
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Batchelor
There goes Bell. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Clayton applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Batchelor
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Batchelor
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Batchelor
The ball gets by Difelice for a passed ball. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Batchelor
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti juggles the ball. That's an error on Gaetti. Spiers scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Listach vs. Batchelor
Listach 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 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Garcia
John Mabry pinch hits for Mike Difelice.
Mabry hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mejia vs. Garcia
Mejia strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Garcia
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/5/1997 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
DeShields D, 2b 2 1 1 1 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bell D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Mouton J, lf 4 2 2 1
Gant R, lf 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Batchelor R, p 0 0 0 0 Bell D, cf 3 0 0 0
Clayton R, ss 4 0 2 0 Berry S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Jordan B, cf 4 0 1 0 Spiers B, pr-3b 0 2 0 0
Young D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Abreu B, rf 4 0 1 1
Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 0 0 Eusebio T, c 4 0 1 2
Difelice M, c 2 0 0 0 Listach P, ss 4 0 0 0
Mabry J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fernandez S, p 1 0 0 0
Mejia R, rf-lf 4 0 1 1 Montgomery R, ph 1 0 0 0
Osborne D, p 2 0 0 0 Garcia R, p 1 0 0 0
Sweeney M, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
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34 2 7 2 33 6 7 5
St.Louis 110 000 000 -- 2
Houston 100 211 01x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne D (L) 6.0 7 5 4 0 6
Batchelor R 2.0 0 1 0 2 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez S (W) 5.0 4 2 2 2 3
Garcia R (S) 4.0 3 0 0 0 5
E -- Bell D, Batchelor R, Gaetti G
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Houston 5
2B -- Mejia R, Berry S
3B -- Biggio C
HR -- DeShields D, Mouton J
SB -- Gaetti G, Young D, Clayton R
CS -- Bell D
PB -- Difelice M
T -- 2:54
A -- 25957
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