St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 0 1 0
Bell 2b 3 0 1 0
McGee rf,cf 4 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 1
Sheaffer lf,rf 3 0 1 0
  Mabry ph,rf 1 0 0 0
DiFelice c 4 0 1 0
Green cf 2 0 0 0
  Gant ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Stottlemyre p 3 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 2 0
Jefferies lf 3 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0
Brogna 1b 3 0 0 1
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
May rf 4 0 1 0
Stocker ss 4 0 2 0
Beech p 2 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
St. Louis 000 002 000280
Philadelphia 000 100 000170
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (11-7) 8.0 6 1 1 3 6
  Eckersley  SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beech  L (0-7) 6.0 8 2 2 3 8
  Brewer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gomes   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
12

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–St. Louis Bell (3,off Beech); McGee (7,off Beech).  SB–Stocker (9,2nd base off Eckersley/Difelice).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:44.  A–16,190.
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