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COL  4
@ANA  1

SFG  8
@OAK  2

SEA  9
SDP  6

DET  4
@ATL  2

MIN  7
@CHC  6

KCR  7
@CIN  4

FLA 10
BAL  4

MIL  3
@HOU  2

MON  4
BOS  2

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NYM  3
TOR  0

PHI  5
NYY  1

CLE  7
@PIT  5

CHW  5
@STL  4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 40,464

Monday, September 1, 1997, 1:18
Time of Game: 3:10
White Sox
5
69-68
Won 4
3rd, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  1    5  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   1  0  0   1  1  0    4 10  1
W: T Castillo (4-4), L: T Fossas (1-6), S: M Karchner (13)
Cardinals
4
63-74
Lost 1
3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .263  .702   19    2   1   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .614   15    4   3   SF,SH
F Thomas 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .352 1.077   10    6   0   HBP
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Darwin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .686    1    0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Belle LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .823    6    1   0   
  L Mouton LF                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .698    6    1   0   
R Ventura 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .878   16    3   2   IW
M Cameron CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .778   20    2   0   SB
J Fabregas C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .646   14    7   2   
D Martinez RF-1B              3   1   0   0    1   1  .281  .768   19    1   0   
D Drabek P                    1   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   SH
  G Norton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933    3    0   0   
  K Foulke P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   1   
  M Ordonez RF                1   1   1   1    0   0  .625 2.125    2    0   0   HR
Totals                       32   5   7   3    3   4              138   27   9
BATTING
HR: M Ordonez (2, off T Fossas; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: O Guillen (2, off M Morris).
SH: O Guillen (10, off R Beltran); D Drabek (1, off M Morris).
IBB: R Ventura (4, by J Frascatore).
HBP: F Thomas (3, by M Morris).
TB: M Ordonez 4; R Durham 2; F Thomas; O Guillen; M Cameron; L Mouton.
RBI: L Mouton (23); M Ordonez (3); O Guillen (42).
2-out RBI: M Ordonez; L Mouton.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: M Cameron (19, 2nd base off M Morris/M Difelice).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                3   1   0   1    1   1  .282  .787   22    0   4   SB,CS,SF
R Clayton SS                  5   0   3   1    0   0  .257  .689   16    1   2   2B,CS
R Lankford CF                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .310 1.009   40    4   0   2B,IW
G Gaetti 1B-3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .714    8    8   2   
P Plantier RF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .743   13    3   0   
  D Sheaffer PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .600         0   0   
  T Lampkin PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .701    4    1   0   
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .696    9    3   0   
  T Pagnozzi C                0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .583    4    1   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Difelice C                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .629    5    2   0   
  W McGee PH-LF-RF            2   1   2   1    0   0  .309  .811    6    0   0   2B
D Bell 3B                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .745    8    0   2   2B,SH
  R Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Green PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .376    4    0   0   
M Morris P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .535    7    1   0   
  M McGwire PH-1B             1   0   0   0    1   1  .271 1.009   10    3   0   
Totals                       33   4  10   4    4   7              156   27  11
BATTING
2B: R Clayton (33, off D Drabek); R Lankford (32, off D Drabek); D Bell (6, off D Drabek); W McGee (15, off K Foulke).
SF: D DeShields (6, off K Foulke).
SH: D Bell (1, off K Foulke).
IBB: R Lankford (10, by D Drabek).
TB: R Clayton 4; W McGee 3; D Bell 2; R Lankford 2; G Gaetti; M Difelice; M Morris.
RBI: W McGee (28); D DeShields (51); D Bell (7); R Clayton (49).
2-out RBI: W McGee; R Clayton; D Bell.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
E: M Morris (5).
BASERUNNING
SB: D DeShields (45, 2nd base off D Drabek/J Fabregas).
CS: D DeShields (11, 3rd base by M Karchner/J Fabregas); R Clayton (9, 2nd base by D Drabek/J Fabregas).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek                       6     6   2   2    1   4   0   5.81   24   84-53   34· 7·12    7· 5· 7· 0     55    -     0.93   0.13
K Foulke, BS (2)               1     1   1   1    1   0   0   7.02    5   20-11    9· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.49  -0.14
C McElroy, H (13)              0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.21    2    7-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.21  -0.01
J Darwin, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.93    2    8-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.91   0.03
T Castillo, BS (5), W (4-4)    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    2    9-6     6· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    4.29  -0.21
M Karchner, S (13)             1     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.03    4   17-9     3· 2· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.71   0.20
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   7   0          39  145-86   54·12·20   10· 7·11· 0          3-1 
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
M Morris                       7     2   3   0    2   2   0   2.93   27   90-54   33· 3·18   11· 8· 3· 0     67    -     1.06  -0.01
R Beltran                      0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.76    2    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.32  -0.04
J Frascatore                   0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.31    4   18-9     6· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    2.12  -0.15
T Fossas, L (1-6)              0.2   3   1   1    0   1   1   2.89    5   18-11    8· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.36  -0.33
C King                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.55    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.37   0.03
Totals                         9     7   5   2    3   4   1          39  135-80   52· 5·23   14·10· 7· 0          3-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: J Frascatore (5; R Ventura); D Drabek (4; R Lankford).
HBP: M Morris (6; F Thomas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 40,464.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 92° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. R Durham             2B    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. O Guillen            SS    2. R Clayton            SS 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. G Gaetti             1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. P Plantier           RF 
6. M Cameron            CF    6. R Gant               LF 
7. J Fabregas           C     7. M Difelice           C  
8. D Martinez           RF    8. D Bell               3B 
9. D Drabek             P     9. M Morris             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-4  ---  2   41%  81% M Ordonez       T Fossas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 8   2  4-3  12-  5  -33%  39% W McGee         T Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gaetti Scores; Pagnozzi to 3B; McGee to 2B
   t 5   1  2-0  12-  2   27%  57% D Drabek        M Morris        Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Cameron Scores/unER/No RBI; Martinez Scores/unER/No RBI; Drabek to 3B
   t 8   2  3-3  -2-  6   26%  73% L Mouton        J Frascatore    Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Durham Scores; Mouton to 2B
   b 9   1  5-4  12-  4   19%  86% R Lankford      M Karchner      DeShields Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Clayton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  O Guillen       Lineout: LF
          ---  2   47%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   45%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   45%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      49%  R Lankford      Clayton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          --- 10   47%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   46%  M Cameron       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   45%  J Fabregas      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  P Plantier      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   49%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Difelice      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   46%  D Drabek        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   44%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  D Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   44%  M Morris        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   47%  D DeShields     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  R Clayton       DeShields Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   34%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); DeShields Scores
          -2-  4   34%  R Lankford      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   38%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   35%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   38%  F Thomas        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   34%  A Belle         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   31%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   33%  P Plantier      Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   35%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   34%  M Difelice      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   22%  D Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Difelice Scores
   O      -2-  3   25%  M Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   29%  M Cameron       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      32%  J Fabregas      Cameron Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   27%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-  6   30%  D Martinez      Walk
   RR     12-  2   57%  D Drabek        Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Cameron Scores/unER/No RBI; Martinez Scores/unER/No RBI; Drabek to 3B
          --3  5   59%  R Durham        Walk
   RO     1-3  1   61%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Drabek Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   59%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   62%  D DeShields     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   64%  R Clayton       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   66%  R Lankford      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   64%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   62%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  M Cameron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
                  Lyle Mouton replaces Albert Belle playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  4   65%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   67%  J Fabregas      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   65%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Doug Drabek batting 9th
   O      ---  3   64%  G Norton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Keith Foulke facing 7-8-9
                  Keith Foulke replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 9th; Willie McGee pinch hits for Mike Difelice batting 7th
          ---  1   51%  W McGee         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  2   53%  D Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McGee to 3B
                  Mark McGwire pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
          --3  6   49%  M McGwire       Walk
   RO     1-3  7   46%  D DeShields     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McGee Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Rigo Beltran facing 1-2-3
                  Rigo Beltran replaces David Bell pitching and batting 8th; Tom Pagnozzi replaces Ron Gant playing C batting 6th; Mark McGwire moves to 1B; Gary Gaetti moves to 3B; Willie McGee moves to LF
          ---  6   57%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   54%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Durham to 2B
                  John Frascatore replaces Rigo Beltran pitching and batting 8th
   O      -2-  3   47%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      -2-  6   73%  L Mouton        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Durham Scores; Mouton to 2B
          -2-  4   74%  R Ventura       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   69%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Chuck McElroy facing 3-4-5
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Frank Thomas pitching and batting 3rd; Dave Martinez moves to 1B; Magglio Ordonez replaces Keith Foulke playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   76%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
          ---  1   69%  G Gaetti        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Jeff Darwin replaces Chuck McElroy pitching and batting 3rd; Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Danny Sheaffer batting 5th; Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Phil Plantier batting 5th
   O      1--  4   77%  T Lampkin       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   71%  T Pagnozzi      Walk; Gaetti to 2B
                  Tony Castillo replaces Jeff Darwin pitching and batting 3rd
   R      12-  5   39%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gaetti Scores; Pagnozzi to 3B; McGee to 2B
                  Scarborough Green pinch hits for John Frascatore batting 8th
   O      -23  4   50%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Tony Fossas facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Fossas replaces Tom Pagnozzi pitching and batting 6th; Tom Lampkin moves to C; Scarborough Green moves to LF; Willie McGee moves to RF
   O      ---  3   44%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   81%  M Ordonez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   82%  R Durham        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   83%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Durham to 2B
                  Curtis King replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 6th; Norberto Martin pinch hits for Tony Castillo batting 3rd
   O      12-  1   80%  N Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Matt Karchner facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Karchner replaces Norberto Martin pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   89%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   79%  D DeShields     Walk
          1--  2   66%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); DeShields to 2B
   O      12-      86%  R Lankford      DeShields Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Clayton to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Cardinals 4.

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