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August 9, 1999

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Cardinals 11 14 0
Phillies 2 6 1
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Cardinals 11 14 0
Phillies 3 7 1

Ron Gant Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .253
OBP .333 .355
At Bats 3 367
Hits 1 93
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 13
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 2 56

Heathcliff Slocumb Season Stats

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Veterans Stadium - August 9, 1999
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Home Run
Heathcliff Slocumb
Alberto Castillo
Eli Marrero
Placido Polanco
Craig Paquette
Edgar Renteria
Joe McEwing
Willie McGee
Thomas Howard
Ron Gant
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Glanville strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joe McEwing now playing left field. Placido Polanco now playing second base. Eli Marrero now playing first base. Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching. Ducey strikes out.
Top 8 Renteria strikes out.
Top 8 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telemaco juggles the ball. That's an error on Telemaco. Lankford moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Top 8 Tatis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brogna settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howard takes first base on ball four. Lankford moves to second.
Top 8 Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Amaury Telemaco now pitching. McGwire hits a popup, foul, towards third. Doster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Arias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McEwing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jordan hits a line drive towards short. Renteria catches it and throws to first to double up Bennett.
Bottom 7 Bennett takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 McGee strikes out.
Top 7 McEwing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mercker hits a line drive towards third. Doster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gary Bennett now catching. Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Doster hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Abreu hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gant hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castillo for the out.
Top 6 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 David Doster now playing third base. Jim Poole now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Glanville strikes out.
Bottom 5 Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Billy Brewer. Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it, and tags Anderson. He's got Arias trapped. He throws to Renteria, and back to McGwire, who tags Arias for the double play.
Bottom 5 Arias takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Glanville. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jordan hits a line drive towards center. McGee catches it and throws to second to double up Lieberthal.
Bottom 4 Lieberthal hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Lieberthal reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Edgar Renteria now playing shortstop. Brogna strikes out.
Top 4 Mercker strikes out.
Top 4 Edgar Renteria pinch hits for David Howard. Renteria strikes out.
Top 4 Castillo strikes out.
Top 4 Tatis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Howard takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to third. Lankford moves to second.
Top 4 Lankford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McGee scores. McGwire moves to second.
Top 4 McGwire takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to second.
Top 4 McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rolen hits a popup towards short. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Abreu strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gant hits a popup towards short. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McEwing hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Billy Brewer now pitching. Mercker bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Lieberthal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howard is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Castillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Glanville. Castillo reaches second base with a double. Lankford scores. Howard scores. Tatis goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Tatis is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Glanville. Howard reaches second base with a double. McGwire scores. Lankford moves to third.
Top 3 Lankford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Top 3 McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Schrenk covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Glanville strikes out.
Bottom 2 Schrenk hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Arias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McEwing hits a popup towards first. Brogna settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mercker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castillo moves to second.
Top 2 Howard strikes out.
Top 2 Castillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lieberthal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rolen moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brogna strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rolen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Glanville hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Glanville reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howard hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Glanville. Howard reaches second base with a double. McGee scores. Lankford goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan fields it and throws to second for the out. McGee moves to third.
Top 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to second.
Top 1 McGee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McEwing strikes out.