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August 29, 1997

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Cardinals 9 11 0
Royals 6 7 0
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Royals 7 8 0

Mike Sweeney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .239
OBP .333 .307
At Bats 3 180
Hits 1 43
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 25

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 30
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Kauffman Stadium - August 29, 1997
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Home Run
Dennis Eckersley
Tom Lampkin
Mark McGwire
Delino DeShields
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
Phil Plantier
Mike Sweeney
Count: 0-1, 1 Out
Count: 0-1, 1 Out

Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Benitez hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Plantier hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lampkin strikes out.
Top 9 Jamie Walker now pitching. Gant strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 King hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Lampkin now catching. Curtis King now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McGee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. McGee reaches third base with a triple. DeShields scores. McGwire scores. Lankford goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second.
Top 8 McGwire is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Gregg Olson now pitching. Clayton strikes out.
Top 8 DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. DeShields reaches third base with a triple. Lampkin scores.
Top 8 Plantier hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lampkin moves to second.
Top 8 Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Mike Difelice. Lampkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rigo Beltran now pitching. Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gant hits a popup in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. McGee hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweeney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Difelice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dye strikes out.
Top 6 Matt Whisenant now pitching. Lankford strikes out.
Top 6 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes DeShields. The throw from Sweeney and he is out, Palmer applying the tag. Clayton moves to second.
Top 6 Clayton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeShields moves to second.
Top 6 DeShields hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Plantier hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Difelice hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 King strikes out.
Bottom 5 Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Damon scores. Bell moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 5 John Frascatore now pitching. Davis takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sweeney scores. Damon moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Damon reaches second base with a double. Sweeney moves to third.
Bottom 5 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out.
Top 5 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Bones covering, for the out.
Top 4 DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Plantier hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Lowe covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Damon moves to third.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Difelice for a passed ball. Benitez scores. Damon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Benitez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benitez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ricky Bones now pitching. Difelice hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to third for the out. McGwire scores. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 3 Gaetti is hit by the pitch. McGee moves to second.
Top 3 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to second for the out. McGwire moves to third.
Top 3 Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Top 3 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lowe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Plantier hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Difelice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Difelice reaches second base with a double. Gaetti scores. Gant goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into right field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hansen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeShields moves to second.
Top 1 DeShields hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.