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Twins
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 2, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Tewksbury |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alan Benes |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,582 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Rieker 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Larry Poncino 3B: Gerry Davis |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Bob Tewksbury | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| John Mabry | Right Fielder |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
| Alan Benes | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 2, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Benes
Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Benes
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Benes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Benes
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Tewksbury
DeShields bunts in front of the plate. Steinbach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Tewksbury
Gant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Gant reaches second base with a double. DeShields moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lankford vs. Tewksbury
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Tewksbury
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. DeShields scores. Gant moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Mabry vs. Tewksbury
Mabry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Clayton vs. Tewksbury
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Benes
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Benes covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Benes
Stahoviak hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Benes
Cordova hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mabry. Cordova reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Benes
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Tewksbury vs. Benes
Tewksbury hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Tewksbury
Difelice hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Tewksbury
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Benes vs. Tewksbury
Benes strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Tewksbury
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeShields for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Benes
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Benes, and towards Clayton, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Benes
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Benes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Benes
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Tewksbury
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Tewksbury
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Tewksbury
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Tewksbury
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Benes
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Benes
Stahoviak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Benes
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stahoviak moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Benes
Meares takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Tewksbury vs. Benes
Tewksbury strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Tewksbury
Clayton hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Tewksbury
Difelice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Tewksbury
Young hits a popup towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Tewksbury
Benes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Benes
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Benes
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Benes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Tewksbury
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Tewksbury
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Tewksbury
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Tewksbury
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Tewksbury
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mabry for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Benes
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Benes
Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Benes
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Benes
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Tewksbury
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Tewksbury
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tewksbury
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Tewksbury
Benes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
DeShields vs. Tewksbury
DeShields strikes out. Steinbach drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DeShields out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Benes
Meares takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Benes
Darrin Jackson pinch hits for Bob Tewksbury.
Jackson bunts towards the mound. Benes fields it and throws to first for the out. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Benes
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Benes
Becker 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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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Rodriguez
Frankie Rodriguez now pitching.
Gant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Rodriguez
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Rodriguez
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mabry vs. Rodriguez
Mabry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clayton vs. Rodriguez
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Benes
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Benes
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Benes
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Rodriguez
Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rodriguez
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Rodriguez
Willie McGee pinch hits for Alan Benes.
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Rodriguez
DeShields is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Rodriguez
Gant takes first base on ball four. Young moves to third. DeShields moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lankford vs. Rodriguez
Lankford hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Petkovsek
Willie McGee now playing left field. Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
Stahoviak 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 -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Petkovsek
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Petkovsek
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Rodriguez
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Rodriguez
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Rodriguez
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak fields the ball and throws to Rodriguez covering. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Rodriguez
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Petkovsek
Matt Lawton pinch hits for Frankie Rodriguez.
Lawton 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 -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Petkovsek
Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Petkovsek
Becker hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Guardado
Matt Lawton now playing center field. Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Guardado
McGee hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1997 -- Minnesota at St.Louis (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 5 0 0 0 DeShields D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Becker R, cf 5 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 3 0 1 0
Guardado E, p 0 0 0 0 Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0
Kelly R, rf 4 0 2 0 Lankford R, cf 4 0 1 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Coomer R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mabry J, rf 3 0 0 0
Stahoviak S, 1b 3 1 1 1 Clayton R, ss 5 0 1 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 1 0 Difelice M, c 5 0 2 0
Meares P, ss 2 0 0 0 Young D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Tewksbury B, p 2 0 0 0 Benes A, p 3 0 1 0
Jackson D, ph 0 0 0 0 McGee W, ph-lf 2 1 1 1
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0
Lawton M, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 5 1 37 2 10 1
Minnesota 010 000 000 0 -- 1
St.Louis 100 000 000 1 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B 6.0 8 1 1 3 5
Rodriguez F 3.0 1 0 0 5 1
Guardado E (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A 8.0 5 1 1 3 10
Petkovsek M (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 7, St.Louis 15
2B -- Gant R, Cordova M, Difelice M
HR -- Stahoviak S, McGee W
SH -- Jackson D
T -- 3:06
A -- 30582
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