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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/30/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Pitching: RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Gerald Young to second
Gerald Young to third
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia Balk!
Gerald Young scores
Ivan Calderon to second
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Pitching: RHP Miguel Batista
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 48.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Jose Vizcaino 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 25, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Vizcaino 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 87.5 MPH)
John Valentin to second
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH) (infield hit)
John Valentin to third
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 349 ft
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Richard Hidalgo scores
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Passed Ball!
Tim Naehring to second
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
Gerald Young steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Gerald Young to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Jorge Posada to second
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Batting: SHB Jose Vizcaino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Karim Garcia to third
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Karim Garcia scores
Jose Vizcaino to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
Stan Javier steals 2nd base
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Jose Vizcaino scores
Stan Javier to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Gerald Young steals 2nd base (no throw)
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 6 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 6 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Pitching: RHP Armando Benitez
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Jorge Posada to second
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jorge Posada to third
Ivan Calderon to second
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Jorge Posada scores
Ivan Calderon to third
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 74.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: SHB Jose Vizcaino 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Armando Benitez
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Miguel Batista
Pitching: RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Armando Benitez
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Pitching: RHP Steve Woodard
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Quilvio Veras is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Batter strikes out.
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Kansas City 4
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