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June 20, 2001

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 13 0
Cardinals 4 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 13 0
Cardinals 4 11 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .215
OBP .000 .300
At Bats 3 79
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 1 14

Tom Gordon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 10
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Busch Stadium - June 20, 2001
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Strikeout
Tom Gordon
Robert Machado
Ron Coomer
Eric Young
Miguel Cairo
Ricky Gutierrez
Todd Dunwoody
Gary Matthews
Sammy Sosa
Mark McGwire
Jim Edmonds
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

McGwire strikes out. There goes Edmonds. Here's the throw, and he's safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Edmonds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Polanco scores.
Bottom 9 Polanco hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Matthews. Polanco reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Vina hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tom Gordon now pitching. Craig Paquette pinch hits for Steve Kline. Paquette hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Cairo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vina reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Steve Kline now pitching. Dunwoody is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Gutierrez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Matheny strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Lankford. The throw from Machado and he is safe. Lankford steals second.
Bottom 8 Renteria is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Lankford is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Courtney Duncan now pitching. Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Polanco fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Matt Stairs pinch hits for Julian Tavarez. Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Machado bunts towards third. Polanco fields it and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to third.
Top 8 Matthews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pujols. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Dunwoody settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Edmonds strikes out.
Bottom 7 Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Todd Dunwoody now playing left field. Ron Coomer now playing first base. Miguel Cairo now playing third base. Vina hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vina for the out.
Top 7 Zuleta strikes out.
Top 7 Luther Hackman now pitching. Todd Dunwoody pinch runs for Rondell White. Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dunwoody moves to third.
Top 7 White hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Edmonds. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Jason Christiansen now pitching. Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tavarez moves to third. Young moves to second.
Top 7 Young takes first base on ball four. Tavarez moves to second.
Top 7 Tavarez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mike James now pitching. Machado hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stubby Clapp pinch hits for Gene Stechschulte. Clapp hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matheny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Lankford moves to third.
Bottom 6 There goes Lankford. The throw from Machado and he is safe. Lankford steals second.
Bottom 6 Renteria strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lankford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pujols scores.
Bottom 6 Pujols hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Pujols reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 6 Zuleta strikes out.
Top 6 Coomer hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Edmonds is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Polanco strikes out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Polanco fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gene Stechschulte now pitching. Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stechschulte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Mike Matthews. Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Matheny hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Gutierrez, and towards Young, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Renteria hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of White. Renteria reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tavarez bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 Machado is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zuleta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pujols for the out.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Polanco moves to third.
Bottom 3 Machado fires to first and picks off Edmonds.
Bottom 3 Edmonds takes first base on ball four. Polanco moves to second.
Bottom 3 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Zuleta is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Coomer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to second.
Top 3 White strikes out.
Top 3 Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Vina hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Machado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Matheny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tavarez hits a popup towards third. Polanco catches it and throws to first to double up Machado.
Top 2 Machado is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Zuleta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coomer moves to second.
Top 2 Coomer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lankford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Pujols takes first base on ball four. Edmonds moves to second.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polanco tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Edmonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Polanco moves to third.
Bottom 1 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tavarez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Vina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into right field. Pujols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gutierrez hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Matheny settles under it and makes the catch for the out.