Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 17, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

D. Neagle(16-3)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

C. King(2-0)save: St Louis Cardinals logo

D. Eckersley(29)

Scoring Summary

ATLSTL

4
Danny Sheaffer singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Chipper Jones. Ray Lankford scores. Willie McGee to 2nd. [1 run]
01
8
Kenny Lofton singles on a line drive to left fielder Willie McGee. Tony Graffanino scores. Mark Lemke to 3rd. [1 run]
11
8
Danny Sheaffer doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Klesko. Mark McGwire scores. Ray Lankford scores. Willie McGee to 3rd. [2 runs]
13

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Kenny LoftonCF	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	.343
2Michael TuckerRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.274
Andruw JonesPH-RF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.243
3Chipper Jones3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	4	.308
4Fred McGriff1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	3	.273
5Ryan KleskoLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.243
6Jeff BlauserSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.312
7Eddie PerezC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.219
Greg ColbrunnPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.288
Tony GraffaninoPR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.252
Javy LopezC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.292
8Mark Lemke2B	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.245
9Denny NeagleP	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	.158
Chad FoxP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	6	31	1	1	11	2	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Denny NeagleLHP	7.2	7	3	3	8	2	0	117	2.84
Chad FoxRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	3.45


TOTAL	8.0	7	3	3	9	2	0	121	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Delino DeShields2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285
2Brian JordanRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.239
3Mark McGwire1B	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	3	.274
4Ray LankfordCF	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	.319
5Willie McGeeLF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.291
6Danny Sheaffer3B	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.263
Dennis EckersleyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Tom PagnozziC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.200
8Royce ClaytonSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.250
9Andy BenesP	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.234
Tony FossasP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Curtis KingP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
David Bell3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259

TOTAL	7	32	3	3	9	2	0	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Andy BenesRHP	7.1	5	1	1	8	1	113	3.08
Tony FossasLHP	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	6	2.58
Curtis KingRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	13	0.00
Dennis EckersleyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12	3.57
TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	11	2	144	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATLSTL

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Kenny Lofton grounds out, shortstop Royce Clayton to first baseman Mark McGwire. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Michael Tucker grounds out to first baseman Mark McGwire. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Chipper Jones strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FIELD ERROR — Delino DeShields reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeff Blauser.
00
STRIKEOUT — Brian Jordan strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
POP OUT — Mark McGwire pops out to second baseman Mark Lemke. [2 outs]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Delino DeShields steals (43) 2nd base.
00
GROUNDOUT — Ray Lankford grounds out to first baseman Fred McGriff. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

ATL

STL

1Runs3

6Hits7

1Errors1

.194Batting Avg.219

31At Bats32

0Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In3

2Walks2

1Stolen Bases2

11Strikeouts9

6Left on Base7

6Total Bases10

Game Details

Sunday, August 17, 1997 · 8:05 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 40,968 (90.1%)

weather: 85 degrees, unknown