June 17, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MON 4 BOS 12
PHI 6 CHW 5
CHC 3 CLE 5
CIN 1 FLA 3
@DET 2 HOU 10
@KCR 2 MIL 4
STL 3 MIN 13
PIT 1 NYY 6
NYM 3 ATL 8
@TOR 7 TEX 10
@COL 8
(11) LAD 4
ANA 3 OAK 10
@SDP 3 SFG 4
SEA 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 38,634

Tuesday, June 17, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:49

Cardinals

31-37

Lost 3

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  3
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  X    4  7  2

W: J Adamson (2-1), L: F Valenzuela (2-9), S: D Jones (16)

Brewers

32-34

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .827   21    3   2   SB,CS
B Jordan RF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .613   19    0   0   
R Lankford CF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .350 1.151   19    3   0   3B,SB
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .256  .723   19    1   2   
W McGee LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .277  .768   15    1   0   
R Gant DH                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .221  .739   15    0   0   
J Mabry 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .785    8    9   0   
T Lampkin C                   2   1   2   1    1   0  .220  .655   12    4   2   HR,2B
  D Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .750    2    0   0   GDP
  M Difelice C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .671         1   0   
R Clayton SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .695   10    2   1   CS,GDP

F Valenzuela P                                                           0   2
  T Mathews P                                                            0   1
  T Fossas P                                                             0   1
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   3  11   2    3   6              140   24  11

BATTING

2B: T Lampkin (4, off J Mercedes).

3B: R Lankford (1, off J Mercedes).

HR: T Lampkin (4, off J Mercedes; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: T Lampkin 6; R Lankford 3; W McGee 2; J Mabry 2; G Gaetti 2; D DeShields; R Clayton.

GIDP: D Young (6); R Clayton (10).

RBI: G Gaetti (26); T Lampkin (11).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fossas-R Clayton-J Mabry.

E: F Valenzuela (); J Mabry (1); T Lampkin (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: D DeShields (23, 2nd base off J Mercedes/M Matheny); R Lankford (13, 2nd base off J Mercedes/M Matheny).

CS: D DeShields (7, 2nd base by J Adamson/M Matheny); R Clayton (3, 2nd base by J Mercedes/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .703   19    1   0   
M Loretta 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .306  .786   18    4   1   
J Cirillo 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .295  .840   12    2   2   HR,CS
D Nilsson 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .758   16    5   1   
  T Unroe 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .834         2   1   
K Stinnett DH                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   10    0   0   
  J Huson PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .556   10    0   0   HBP
J Burnitz RF                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .281  .938   13    0   0   SH,GDP
T Dunn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .205  .517   14    0   0   
J Valentin SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .779   10    4   4   SB
M Matheny C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .636    6    7   3   2B

J Mercedes P                                                             0   0
  J Adamson P                                                            1   0
  D Jones P                                                              1   0
Totals                       29   4   7   2    3   5              128   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (10, off F Valenzuela).

HR: J Cirillo (6, off F Valenzuela; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: J Burnitz (2, off F Valenzuela).

HBP: J Huson (1, by T Fossas).

TB: J Cirillo 5; M Matheny 2; K Stinnett; M Loretta; D Nilsson; J Valentin.

GIDP: J Burnitz (2).

RBI: J Cirillo (46); J Valentin (27).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Valentin-D Nilsson; J Cirillo-M Loretta-D Nilsson.

E: M Loretta (6); J Burnitz (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Valentin (8, 2nd base off T Mathews/T Lampkin).

CS: J Cirillo (1, 2nd base by T Fossas/T Lampkin).

PO: M Loretta (3rd base by T Lampkin).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Valenzuela, L (2-9)          5     5   4   3    3   3   1   4.79   24   89-47   27· 6·14   10· 5· 3· 0     43    -     1.18  -0.26
T Mathews                      1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.03    7   22-17    8· 6· 3    3· 1· 2· 0          1-1    1.29  -0.02
T Fossas                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.83    2    9-7     5· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.95   0.13
D Eckersley                    0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.19    1    3-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.32   0.01
Totals                         8     7   4   3    3   5   1          34  123-74   42·15·17   14· 6· 5· 0          3-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Mercedes                     5     9   3   2    3   4   1   4.68   26   91-55   37· 7·11    7· 5· 7· 0     40    -     0.75  -0.09
J Adamson, W (2-1)             2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   4.02    8   27-17   12· 3· 2    5· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.14
D Jones, S (16)                1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.24    4   10-8     5· 2· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.38   0.31
Totals                         9    11   3   2    3   6   1          38  128-80   54·12·14   16· 6· 7· 0          2-0

F Valenzuela faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
J Mercedes faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Fossas (1; J Huson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 38,634.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D DeShields          2B    1. G Williams           CF 
2. B Jordan             RF    2. M Loretta            2B 
3. R Lankford           CF    3. J Cirillo            3B 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. D Nilsson            1B 
5. W McGee              LF    5. K Stinnett           DH 
6. R Gant               DH    6. J Burnitz            RF 
7. J Mabry              1B    7. T Dunn               LF 
8. T Lampkin            C     8. J Valentin           SS 
9. R Clayton            SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   F Valenzuela         P        J Mercedes           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  3-1  12-  1   29%  72% J Burnitz       F Valenzuela    Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Nilsson Scores/No RBI; Stinnett Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI; Burnitz to 3B
   t 8   1  4-3  1--  2   13%  86% D Young         D Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 2   1  0-1  1--  2  -13%  28% T Lampkin       J Mercedes      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Mabry Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Lampkin to 3B
   b 6   0  3-0  ---  4   10%  28% J Cirillo       F Valenzuela    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cirillo Scores
   b 6   0  3-1  1--  5    9%  42% K Stinnett      F Valenzuela    Single to LF (Line Drive); Nilsson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D DeShields     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   54%  B Jordan        Lineout: 3B
          ---  6   53%  R Lankford      Walk
          1--      52%  G Gaetti        Lankford Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   43%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lankford Scores
   O      1--  6   45%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   41%  M Loretta       Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   43%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   40%  D Nilsson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Mercedes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   42%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   40%  J Mabry         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   28%  T Lampkin       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Mabry Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Lampkin to 3B
   O      --3  6   32%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   35%  D DeShields     Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Fernando Valenzuela facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   33%  K Stinnett      Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   31%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   30%  T Dunn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Mercedes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   32%  B Jordan        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   26%  R Lankford      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  1   32%  G Gaetti        Fielder's Choice SS; Lankford out at Hm/SS-C; Gaetti to 1B
          1--  1   30%  W McGee         Single to RF (Line Drive); Gaetti to 3B
   O      1-3  1   34%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   31%  J Valentin      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   29%  M Matheny       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   28%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Mercedes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   30%  J Mabry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  5   21%  T Lampkin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lampkin Scores
          ---  1   20%  R Clayton       Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--      22%  D DeShields     Clayton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   22%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      21%  B Jordan        DeShields Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   23%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   27%  M Loretta       Walk
   O      1--  5   23%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cirillo to 1B
          1--  4   28%  D Nilsson       Walk; Cirillo to 2B
   O      12-  3   22%  K Stinnett      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   17%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Mercedes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   19%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   17%  G Gaetti        Walk
          1--  1   16%  W McGee         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  5   18%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   21%  J Mabry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   18%  T Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   16%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   18%  M Matheny       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  5   20%  G Williams      Walk
   O      12-  5   15%  M Loretta       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Mercedes facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   13%  T Lampkin       Walk
                  Joel Adamson replaces Jose Mercedes pitching
   OO     1--  2   17%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  1   16%  D DeShields     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); DeShields to 1B
   O      1--  5   18%  B Jordan        DeShields Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   28%  J Cirillo       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cirillo Scores
          ---  3   33%  D Nilsson       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   42%  K Stinnett      Single to LF (Line Drive); Nilsson to 2B
   RR     12-  1   72%  J Burnitz       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Nilsson Scores/No RBI; Stinnett Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI; Burnitz to 3B
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Fernando Valenzuela pitching
   O      --3  3   65%  T Dunn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3  4   73%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Burnitz Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   72%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging, Valentin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  G Williams      Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Joel Adamson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   73%  B Jordan        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   76%  R Lankford      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  2   73%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   78%  W McGee         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, T.J. Mathews facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   81%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   85%  J Cirillo       Reached on E2 (throw) (Ground Ball); Loretta to 2B; Cirillo to 1B
   O      12-  4   84%  D Nilsson       Lineout: CF; Loretta to 3B
                  Tony Fossas replaces T.J. Mathews pitching; Jeff Huson pinch hits for Kelly Stinnett batting 5th
   O      1-3      76%  J Huson         Loretta Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   O      1--  3   73%  " "             Cirillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Joel Adamson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   79%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   73%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Doug Jones replaces Joel Adamson pitching; Dmitri Young pinch hits for Tom Lampkin batting 8th
   OO     1--  2   86%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tony Fossas facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Difelice replaces Dmitri Young playing C batting 8th
          ---  5   88%  J Huson         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  4   83%  J Burnitz       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Tony Fossas pitching
   O      ---  3   82%  T Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Doug Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Unroe replaces Dave Nilsson playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  1   90%  R Clayton       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  3   96%  D DeShields     Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  B Jordan        Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation