Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 6, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	4	0	3
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	-	4	10	2	6

loss:

M. Bieleckiwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

T. Mathewssave: St Louis Cardinals logo

D. Eckersley

Scoring Summary

ATLSTL

6
Kenny Lofton singles on a line drive to left fielder Ron Gant. Jeff Blauser scores. [1 run]
10
6
Keith Lockhart out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ron Gant. Kenny Lofton scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
7
John Mabry singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Klesko. Ray Lankford scores. Ron Gant to 2nd. [1 run]
21
7
Royce Clayton singles on a line drive to center fielder Kenny Lofton, deflected by shortstop Jeff Blauser. Ron Gant scores. John Mabry to 3rd. Tom Lampkin to 2nd. [1 run]
22
8
Kenny Lofton doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. John Smoltz scores. Kenny Lofton to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Ray Lankford. [1 run]
32
8
Ron Gant hits a home run (4). Ray Lankford scores. [2 runs]
34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Kenny LoftonCF	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.362
2Michael TuckerRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.384
3Keith Lockhart3B	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235
Mike MordecaiPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
4Fred McGriff1B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.265
5Ryan KleskoLF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.239
6Javy LopezC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.309
7Mark Lemke2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261
8Jeff BlauserSS	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.414
9John SmoltzP	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.353
Mike BieleckiP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alan EmbreeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000



TOTAL	4	28	3	2	7	3	0	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
John SmoltzRHP	7.0	8	2	2	8	1	0	97	2.65
Mike BieleckiRHP	0.1	1	2	2	0	1	1	11	3.12
Alan EmbreeLHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	3.68


TOTAL	8.0	10	4	4	9	2	1	117	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Delino DeShields2B	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.255
2Dmitri Young1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.279
Dennis EckersleyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Ray LankfordCF	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.400
4Ron GantLF	2	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.235
5John MabryRF-1B	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.287
6Gary Gaetti3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.198
7Tom LampkinC	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.229
8Royce ClaytonSS	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.230
9Matt MorrisP	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.273
Willie McGeePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.280
Mark PetkovsekP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Tony FossasP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T.J. MathewsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mark SweeneyRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
TOTAL	10	31	4	4	9	2	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Matt MorrisRHP	7.0	3	2	1	4	2	87	2.30
Mark PetkovsekRHP	0.1	0	1	0	0	1	8	1.88
Tony FossasLHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	11	2.35
T.J. MathewsRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.08
Dennis EckersleyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	9	2.16
TOTAL	8.3	4	3	1	7	3	120	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATLSTL

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Kenny Lofton grounds out, second baseman Delino DeShields to first baseman Dmitri Young. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Michael Tucker called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Keith Lockhart grounds out, second baseman Delino DeShields to first baseman Dmitri Young. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Delino DeShields singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Klesko.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Dmitri Young grounds into a double play, second baseman Mark Lemke to shortstop Jeff Blauser to first baseman Fred McGriff. Delino DeShields out at 2nd. Dmitri Young out at 1st. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Ray Lankford doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Kenny Lofton.
00
FLYOUT — Ron Gant flies out to right fielder Michael Tucker. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

ATL

STL

3Runs4

4Hits10

0Errors2

.143Batting Avg.323

28At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts9

3Left on Base6

6Total Bases14

Game Details

Tuesday, May 6, 1997 · 8:05 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 28,620 (62.9%)

weather: 74 degrees, unknown