St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies

May 27, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	2	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	8	13	2	8
COL	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	6	14	0	9

win:

A. Benesloss: Colorado Rockies logo

J. Thomsonsave: St Louis Cardinals logo

D. Eckersley

Scoring Summary

STLCOL

1
Ray Lankford hits a home run (9). Delino DeShields scores. [2 runs]
20
2
Delino DeShields singles on a line drive to center fielder Quinton McCracken. Alan Benes scores. [1 run]
30
4
Royce Clayton doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Quinton McCracken. Gary Gaetti scores. Mike DiFelice to 3rd. [1 run]
40
4
Alan Benes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Larry Walker. Mike DiFelice scores. Royce Clayton scores. [2 runs]
60
4
Eric Young singles on a line drive to right fielder Micah Franklin. Andres Galarraga scores. Walt Weiss to 3rd. Jason Bates to 2nd. [1 run]
61
4
Quinton McCracken singles on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. Walt Weiss scores. Jason Bates scores. Eric Young to 3rd. [2 runs]
63
4
Dante Bichette singles on a ground ball to third baseman Gary Gaetti. Eric Young scores. Quinton McCracken to 3rd. Larry Walker to 2nd. [1 run]
64
6
Larry Walker triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Micah Franklin. Quinton McCracken scores. [1 run]
65
7
John Mabry singles on a line drive to center fielder Quinton McCracken. Ray Lankford scores. Micah Franklin to 3rd. [1 run]
75
7
Gary Gaetti singles on a line drive to right fielder Larry Walker. Micah Franklin scores. John Mabry to 3rd. [1 run]
85
7
Walt Weiss singles on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. Andres Galarraga scores. Vinny Castilla to 2nd. [1 run]
86

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Delino DeShields2B	1	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.287
2Ron GantLF	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.224
3Ray LankfordCF	2	5	2	2	2	0	1	3	.366
4Micah FranklinRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.310
T.J. MathewsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tony FossasP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Willie McGeePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
Dennis EckersleyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5John Mabry1B	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.259
6Gary Gaetti3B	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.241
7Mike DiFeliceC	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.232
8Royce ClaytonSS	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.258
9Alan BenesP	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.240
Mark SweeneyRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182

TOTAL	13	38	8	8	8	4	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Alan BenesRHP	6.0	11	5	5	5	2	106	3.01
T.J. MathewsRHP	1.2	3	1	1	2	0	22	2.41
Tony FossasLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	7	2.70
Dennis EckersleyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.29
TOTAL	9.0	14	6	6	7	2	148	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Eric Young Sr.2B	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	.325
2Quinton McCrackenCF	2	5	1	2	2	0	1	.316
3Larry WalkerRF	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	.409
4Dante BichetteLF	1	5	0	1	1	0	4	.301
5Andres Galarraga1B	3	5	2	0	0	0	3	.330
6Vinny Castilla3B	2	5	0	0	0	0	2	.278
7Jeff ReedC	0	4	0	0	2	0	5	.312
8Walt WeissSS	2	4	1	1	1	0	2	.271
9John ThomsonP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jason BatesPH	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.259
Curt LeskanicP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
John Vander WalPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.147
Jerry DipotoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ellis BurksPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.243
Jeff McCurryP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	14	40	6	6	7	2	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
John ThomsonRHP	4.0	8	6	6	5	1	1	75	5.56
Curt LeskanicRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	9.82
Jerry DipotoRHP	2.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	30	7.66
Jeff McCurryRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	34	2.81
TOTAL	9.0	13	8	8	8	4	1	147	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCOL

TOP 1
WALK — Delino DeShields walks.
00
POP OUT — Ron Gant pops out to first baseman Andres Galarraga. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Ray Lankford hits a home run (9). Delino DeShields scores. [2 runs]
20
FLYOUT — Micah Franklin flies out to center fielder Quinton McCracken. [2 outs]
20
SINGLE — John Mabry singles on a line drive to left fielder Dante Bichette.
20
STRIKEOUT — Gary Gaetti strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Eric Young grounds out, second baseman Delino DeShields to first baseman John Mabry. [1 out]
20
GROUNDOUT — Quinton McCracken grounds out, second baseman Delino DeShields to first baseman John Mabry. [2 outs]
20
SINGLE — Larry Walker singles on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. Larry Walker to 2nd. Larry Walker advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Ray Lankford.
20
STRIKEOUT — Dante Bichette strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

STL

COL

8Runs6

13Hits14

2Errors0

.342Batting Avg.350

38At Bats40

3Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

8Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks2

2Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts7

8Left on Base9

18Total Bases16

Game Details

Tuesday, May 27, 1997 · 5:33 AM

Coors Field · Denver, CO

attendance: 50,010 (99.7%)

weather: 60 degrees, sunny