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CHICAGO CUBS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/01/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mike J Grace
Pitching: RHP Mike J Grace
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 397 ft
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Pitching: RHP Brian Holman
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 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: Base on Balls
Jorge Posada to second
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5L, EV 111.9 MPH)
Jorge Posada to third
Brian S Giles to second
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jorge Posada scores
Brian S Giles to third
Ivan Calderon to second
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Brian S Giles scores
Ivan Calderon to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Karim Garcia to second
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mike J Grace
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Mike Benjamin to third
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Mike Benjamin scores
Stan Javier to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
Gerald Young steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 97.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Gerald Young to third
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mike J Grace
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Rich Becker to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Royce Clayton to second
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mike J Grace
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mike J Grace
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jeff Cirillo to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 60.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Chris Hoiles to third
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Rich Becker to second
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Piazza steals 2nd base
Rich Becker steals 3rd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
John Valentin steals 2nd base
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 106.3 MPH)
John Valentin scores
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - St. Louis 6
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mike J Grace
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Craig Shipley to second
Pitching: LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - St. Louis 6
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - St. Louis 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Trot Nixon to second
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Trot Nixon to third
Mike Piazza to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Pinch Hitting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Mike Piazza to third
Phil Plantier to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - St. Louis 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Now at 2B: Randy Velarde
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Mike Schooler
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Brian S Giles to third
Karim Garcia to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Karim Garcia to third
John Valentin to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Now in RF: Bob Brower
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - St. Louis 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - St. Louis 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Schooler
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - St. Louis 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Terry Mathews
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - St. Louis 8
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