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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 28, 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 July 28, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 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 | July 28, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,995 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Rieker 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Mark Hirschbeck |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Phil Plantier | Right Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Todd Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Thomas Howard | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Chris Holt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 28, 1997
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Holt
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Holt
Lankford strikes out. There goes Young. The throw from Ausmus to Bogar, and Young is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Stottlemyre
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stottlemyre
Howard 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Stottlemyre
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Holt
Plantier hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Holt
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Holt
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Stottlemyre
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Stottlemyre
Berry hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Holt
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Holt
Clayton hits a line drive into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Holt
Stottlemyre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Stottlemyre
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Stottlemyre
Bogar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Stottlemyre
Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Holt
DeShields hits a line drive towards short. Bogar misplays the ball. That's an error on Bogar. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeShields moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Holt
Lankford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeShields scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Holt
Plantier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stottlemyre
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Stottlemyre
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Stottlemyre
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Stottlemyre
Berry hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Holt
Gaetti hits a line drive into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Holt
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Holt
Difelice hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Stottlemyre
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Stottlemyre
Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Holt
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Holt
Stottlemyre bunts towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Holt
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Stottlemyre
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stottlemyre
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Stottlemyre
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Stottlemyre
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Holt
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Holt
Plantier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Holt
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Holt
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
David Bell now playing third base. Gary Gaetti now playing first base.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Stottlemyre
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Stottlemyre
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Holt
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Holt
Clayton hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Clayton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Stottlemyre vs. Holt
Stottlemyre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howard. Stottlemyre reaches second base with a double. Howard throws the ball in to Berry who tags Stottlemyre trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clayton scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Holt
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Stottlemyre
Chuck Carr pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaetti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carr for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Stottlemyre
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Chris Holt.
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Spiers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Stottlemyre
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Stottlemyre
Howard hits a line drive towards short. Clayton catches it and steps on second to double up Spiers. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Martin
Chuck Carr now playing center field. Bill Spiers now playing shortstop. Tom Martin now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Martin
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Martin
Plantier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Martin
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Eckersley
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Eckersley
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Eckersley
James Mouton pinch runs for Sean Berry.
There goes Mouton. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Mouton steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Eckersley
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1997 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
DeShields D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Young D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Howard T, cf 4 0 0 0
Bell D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Martin T, p 0 0 0 0
Lankford R, cf 3 0 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Plantier P, rf 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti G, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 3 0 0 0
Gant R, lf 3 0 0 0 Berry S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Difelice M, c 3 0 0 0 Mouton J, pr 0 0 0 0
Clayton R, ss 3 1 1 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0
Stottlemyre T, p 3 0 1 1 Bogar T, ss 2 0 1 0
Eckersley D, p 0 0 0 0 Carr C, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Holt C, p 2 0 0 0
Spiers B, ph-ss 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 33 1 6 1
St.Louis 000 100 010 -- 2
Houston 000 000 001 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre T (W) 8.0 5 0 0 1 7
Eckersley D (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Holt C (L) 8.0 6 2 1 0 3
Martin T 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Bogar T, Bell D
DP -- St.Louis 1, Houston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 3, Houston 6
2B -- Clayton R, Stottlemyre T, Spiers B
HR -- Bagwell J
SB -- Mouton J
CS -- Young D
T -- 2:20
A -- 25995
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