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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 20, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk Rueter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alan Benes |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 35,073 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Bonin 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Mark Barron |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Jose Vizcaino | Shortstop |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| Kirk Rueter | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Danny Sheaffer | Third Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | First Baseman |
| John Mabry | Right Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| David Bell | Second Baseman |
| Alan Benes | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 20, 1997
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Benes
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaetti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamilton for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Benes
Vizcaino strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Benes
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Benes
Kent hits a fly ball into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Rueter
Clayton bunts towards the mound. Rueter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Rueter
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Rueter
Gant hits a line drive towards third. Mueller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Benes
Snow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Benes
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snow moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Benes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snow moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rueter vs. Benes
Rueter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaetti fields it, tags Rueter out, and throws to home to double up Snow, who tagged and tried to score. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Rueter
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Rueter
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Rueter
Mabry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Rueter
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Benes
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Benes
Vizcaino strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Benes
Bonds hits a ball on the ground, foul, into right field, out of the reach of Mabry. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kent vs. Benes
Kent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Benes vs. Rueter
Benes bunts in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Rueter
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sheaffer vs. Rueter
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Benes
Snow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Benes
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Benes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Mueller goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rueter vs. Benes
Rueter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Rueter
Gant hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Gant reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Rueter
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent misplays the ball. That's an error on Kent. Gant moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Rueter
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gant scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Rueter
Mabry hits a popup towards short. Vizcaino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Benes
Hamilton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Benes
Vizcaino strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Benes
Bonds hits a popup towards first. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Benes
There goes Hamilton. The throw from Difelice and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Kent vs. Benes
Kent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamilton scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snow vs. Benes
There goes Kent. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Clayton applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Rueter
Difelice hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hamilton. Difelice moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Benes vs. Rueter
Benes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Rueter
Clayton hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Benes
Snow hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Benes
Javier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Benes
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Rueter
Sheaffer bunts towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Rueter
Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Rueter
Lankford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Lankford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Rueter
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rueter vs. Benes
Rueter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Benes
Hamilton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mabry who is chasing the ball. Hamilton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Vizcaino vs. Benes
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer juggles the ball. That's an error on Sheaffer. Hamilton scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Benes
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Benes
Kent hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Rueter
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Rueter
Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Plantier vs. Rueter
Phil Plantier pinch hits for Alan Benes.
Plantier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rueter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Ludwick
Eric Ludwick now pitching.
Snow hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Ludwick
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Ludwick
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snow moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Ludwick
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snow scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Benard vs. Ludwick
Marvin Benard pinch hits for Kirk Rueter.
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Ludwick
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Livingstone vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching. Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Royce Clayton.
Livingstone strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Tavarez
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Tavarez
Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Ludwick
Mike Gallego now playing shortstop.
Vizcaino strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ludwick
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Ludwick
Kent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Snow vs. Ludwick
Snow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaetti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snow for the out. Bonds moves to third. Kent moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Ludwick
Javier hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ludwick
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Johnstone
John Johnstone now pitching.
Lankford hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Bonds fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bonds. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Young vs. Johnstone
Dmitri Young pinch hits for Gary Gaetti.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Lankford scores. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Johnstone
Mabry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Johnstone
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1997 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Hamilton D, cf 4 2 1 0 Clayton R, ss 3 0 0 0
Vizcaino J, ss 5 0 0 1 Livingstone S, ph 1 0 0 0
Bonds B, lf 5 2 3 1 Gallego M, ss 0 0 0 0
Kent J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Sheaffer D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Snow J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gant R, lf 4 1 1 0
Javier S, rf 4 1 2 3 Lankford R, cf 4 1 2 0
Mueller B, 3b 5 2 2 0 Gaetti G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson B, c 3 0 2 2 Young D, ph 1 0 0 1
Rueter K, p 3 0 0 0 Mabry J, rf 4 0 2 0
Benard M, ph 1 0 0 1 Difelice M, c 4 0 1 0
Tavarez J, p 0 0 0 0 Bell D, 2b 3 0 2 0
Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0 Benes A, p 2 0 0 0
Plantier P, ph 1 0 0 0
Ludwick E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 13 9 34 2 8 1
San Francisco 100 110 123 -- 9
St.Louis 000 100 001 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter K (W) 7.0 6 1 1 0 7
Tavarez J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Johnstone J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A (L) 7.0 7 4 3 3 7
Ludwick E 2.0 6 5 5 0 3
E -- Bell D, Kent J, Difelice M, Hamilton D, Sheaffer D, Bonds B
DP -- San Francisco 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, St.Louis 5
2B -- Bonds B, Bell D 2, Johnson B, Gant R, Lankford R 2
3B -- Hamilton D
HR -- Bonds B, Javier S
SB -- Hamilton D
CS -- Kent J
HBP -- by Benes A (Javier S)
T -- 2:44
A -- 35073
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