Braves @ Cardinals
August 16, 1997

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 5 9 0
Cardinals 3 7 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 5 9 0
Cardinals 3 7 1

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .667 .385
At Bats 2 414
Hits 1 115
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 39
Walks 0 69
RBI’s 0 90

Mike Cather Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Busch Stadium - August 16, 1997
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Out
Mike Cather
Eddie Perez
Fred McGriff
Tony Graffanino
Chipper Jones
Jeff Blauser
Michael Tucker
Kenny Lofton
Andruw Jones
Mark McGwire
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Michael Tucker now playing left field. Andruw Jones now playing right field. Mike Cather now pitching. DeShields takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Blauser hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jordan throws the ball in to DeShields who tags Blauser trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Tucker scores. Jones moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Mark Petkovsek now pitching. Andruw Jones pinch hits for Ryan Klesko. Jones strikes out.
Top 8 Tony Fossas now pitching. McGriff strikes out.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tucker moves to second.
Top 8 Tom Lampkin now catching. Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire juggles the ball. That's an error on McGwire.
Bottom 7 Morris strikes out.
Bottom 7 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tony Graffanino now playing second base. Mike Bielecki now pitching. Willie McGee pinch hits for Mike Difelice. McGee hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lofton strikes out.
Top 7 Tony Graffanino pinch hits for Greg Maddux. Graffanino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan who is chasing the ball. Graffanino reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Lemke strikes out.
Top 7 Perez hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Lankford hits a line drive beyond short. Blauser can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blauser for the out.
Top 6 Klesko hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGriff hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tucker strikes out.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jordan hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeShields strikes out.
Top 5 Lofton hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maddux bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to third. Lemke moves to second.
Top 5 Lemke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second.
Top 5 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Klesko tags and scores.
Top 5 Blauser hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Klesko moves to third.
Top 5 Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Morris hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Difelice hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Difelice reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lofton scores.
Top 4 Tucker bunts towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Lofton moves to third.
Top 4 Lofton hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Lofton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Lankford hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGwire is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Maddux strikes out.
Top 3 Lemke strikes out.
Top 3 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 2 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Morris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clayton moves to third.
Bottom 2 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blauser for the out.
Top 2 Klesko strikes out.
Top 2 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gaetti hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lankford hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jordan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 DeShields strikes out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Tucker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lofton hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.