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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 23, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 23, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Geremi Gonzalez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fernando Valenzuela |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 34,797 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Tom Hallion |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Jose Hernandez | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Geremi Gonzalez | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| John Mabry | First Baseman |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Tom Lampkin | Catcher |
| Fernando Valenzuela | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 23, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Valenzuela
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton misplays the ball. That's an error on Clayton. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Valenzuela
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields misplays the ball. That's an error on DeShields. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Valenzuela
There's a wild pitch. Glanville moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Grace vs. Valenzuela
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Glanville scores. McRae moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Valenzuela
Sosa hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lampkin fields it and throws to first for the out. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Valenzuela
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. Grace moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Valenzuela
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Gonzalez
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Gonzalez
Gonzalez fires to first and picks off DeShields. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Gonzalez
Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Gonzalez
Lankford strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Valenzuela
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Valenzuela
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Valenzuela
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Valenzuela
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Valenzuela
Lampkin fires to first and picks off Glanville. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Gonzalez
Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gonzalez
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Gonzalez
Mabry hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez catches it and throws to first to double up Gaetti. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Valenzuela
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Valenzuela
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Valenzuela
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Gonzalez
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Gonzalez
Lampkin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valenzuela vs. Gonzalez
Valenzuela hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Valenzuela
Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Valenzuela
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Valenzuela
Servais hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mabry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Gonzalez
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. DeShields reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Gonzalez
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and tags DeShields, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Gonzalez
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Gonzalez
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Valenzuela
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Valenzuela
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Valenzuela
Glanville 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Valenzuela
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gonzalez
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Gonzalez
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Gonzalez
Clayton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lampkin vs. Gonzalez
Lampkin hits a line drive into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Valenzuela
Grace hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Valenzuela
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Valenzuela
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Valenzuela
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Livingstone vs. Gonzalez
Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Fernando Valenzuela.
Livingstone hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Gonzalez
DeShields hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Gonzalez
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Frascatore
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Frascatore
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Frascatore
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Gonzalez
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Gonzalez
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gonzalez
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Frascatore
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Frascatore
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Frascatore
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Frascatore
Sandberg hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Gonzalez
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mabry for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Gonzalez
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Gonzalez
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lampkin for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Petkovsek
Mark Petkovsek now pitching. Dmitri Young now playing first base.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petkovsek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Petkovsek
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Petkovsek
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Petkovsek
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gonzalez
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Gonzalez
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Gonzalez
Gant strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1997 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Glanville D, lf 4 1 1 0 DeShields D, 2b 4 0 2 0
McRae B, cf 4 1 0 0 Gant R, lf 4 0 0 0
Grace M, 1b 4 1 2 2 Lankford R, cf 3 0 1 0
Sosa S, rf 4 0 1 0 Jordan B, rf 3 0 0 0
Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 0 1 Gaetti G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mabry J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Servais S, c 4 0 1 0 Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 4 0 3 0 Clayton R, ss 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez G, p 2 0 0 0 Lampkin T, c 3 0 0 0
Valenzuela F, p 1 0 0 0
Livingstone S, ph 1 0 0 0
Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0
Young D, 1b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 28 0 4 0
Chicago 200 001 000 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela F (L) 6.0 5 3 1 0 2
Frascatore J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Petkovsek M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Clayton R, DeShields D
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 2
2B -- Sanchez R
3B -- DeShields D
HR -- Grace M
SH -- Gonzalez G 2
WP -- Valenzuela F
T -- 2:28
A -- 34797
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