Rockies @ Cardinals
April 25, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rockies 5 7 0
Cardinals 4 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rockies 5 7 0
Cardinals 4 9 0

Ray Lankford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .545
OBP .750 .615
At Bats 3 11
Hits 2 6
• Singles 2 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 1

Bruce Ruffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 3
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Busch Stadium - April 25, 1997
Out
Bruce Ruffin
Jeff Reed
Andres Galarraga
Eric Young
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
Ellis Burks
Quinton McCracken
Larry Walker
Ray Lankford
Dmitri Young

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Colorado Rockies 5 7 0 6
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Kevin Ritz
Losing Pitcher Alan Benes
Save Bruce Ruffin
Game Winning RBI Andres Galarraga
Attendance 29,675
Time of Game 3 hours 4 minutes
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs
Count: 3-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 9 DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dmitri Young pinch hits for John Frascatore. Bruce Ruffin now pitching. Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burks for the out.
Top 9 Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mike Difelice now catching. McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ron Gant pinch hits for Tom Pagnozzi. Gant hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Gant reaches second base with a double. McGee scores. Jordan scores. Mabry moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mabry is hit by the pitch. McGee moves to third. Jordan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Steve Reed now pitching. Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Ellis Burks now playing left field. Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGee moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lankford hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Munoz now pitching. McGee takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Reed strikes out.
Top 8 Castilla strikes out.
Top 8 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Galarraga moves to second.
Top 8 John Frascatore now pitching. Galarraga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Lampkin pinch hits for T.J. Mathews. Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clayton hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Pagnozzi hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mathews covering, for the out.
Top 7 Burks strikes out.
Top 7 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mabry strikes out. There goes Gaetti. The throw from Reed to Weiss, and Gaetti is out.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGee scores. Lankford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGee moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes McGee. The throw from Reed and he is safe. McGee steals second.
Bottom 6 McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ritz strikes out.
Top 6 Weiss takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castilla for the out.
Bottom 5 DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes. Sweeney strikes out. There goes Clayton. The throw from Reed to Weiss, and Clayton is out.
Bottom 5 Clayton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Ritz covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Young strikes out.
Top 4 Ritz strikes out.
Top 4 Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 3 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Ritz covering, for the out.
Top 3 Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bichette hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clayton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pagnozzi strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker strikes out.
Top 2 Burks strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gaetti hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lankford moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lankford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 DeShields strikes out.
Top 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ritz strikes out.
Top 1 Weiss hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bichette scores. Castilla moves to third. Reed moves to second.
Top 1 Reed takes first base on ball four. Bichette moves to third. Castilla moves to second.
Top 1 Castilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. Galarraga scores. Bichette moves to second.
Top 1 Bichette takes first base on ball four. Galarraga moves to second.
Top 1 Galarraga hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burks scores. Walker moves to third.
Top 1 Walker takes first base on ball four. Burks moves to second.
Top 1 Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Young strikes out.