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Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals

1997-09-15 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · 15 innings · Att: 23311 · 84°F, night, dry · Wind 10 mph R to L · 4:42

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–6. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 4 in the 5th. Mike Harkey earned the win and Darren Dreifort picked up the save. Ray Lankford went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
LAN	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	11
SLN	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	12

W: Mike Harkey L: Brady Raggio SV: Darren Dreifort

Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Brian Gibbons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	7	1	2	1	0	1
Eric Young	7	0	0	0	0	1
Raul Mondesi	4	1	0	0	2	0
Eric Karros	5	2	1	1	2	1
Todd Zeile	7	0	3	1	0	3
Darren Lewis	6	0	2	1	0	3
Greg Gagne	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Prince	7	1	3	2	0	0
Ismael Valdez	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brett Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wilton Guerrero	1	0	0	0	0	1
Todd Hollandsworth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Castro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Murray	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Piazza	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wayne Kirby	0	1	0	1	1	0
Mike Harkey	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Delino DeShields	7	1	2	2	0	1
Willie McGee	7	0	2	1	0	0
Mark McGwire	7	1	1	0	0	3
Ray Lankford	5	1	1	2	2	2
Phil Plantier	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Gaetti	5	1	1	1	0	2
Mike Difelice	3	0	0	0	0	0
Royce Clayton	6	1	3	0	0	0
Rigo Beltran	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dmitri Young	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Pagnozzi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Gant	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Lampkin	3	1	2	0	0	1
Danny Sheaffer	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scarborough Green	3	0	0	0	0	2
David Bell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Berblinger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Ordaz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ismael Valdez	7.0	5	1	8
Scott Radinsky	0.2	1	1	0
Antonio Osuna	0.1	0	0	0
Todd Worrell	0.0	3	0	0
Mark Guthrie	0.2	0	0	0
Darren Hall	1.1	0	0	2
Dennys Reyes	3.0	1	0	2
Mike Harkey	1.1	2	0	0
Darren Dreifort	0.2	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rigo Beltran	5.0	7	2	4
John Frascatore	2.0	0	0	3
Jose Bautista	2.0	0	0	1
Dennis Eckersley	1.0	0	0	2
Mark Petkovsek	3.0	0	1	2
Brady Raggio	2.0	4	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: 6/L56
Eric Young: 4/P4M
Raul Mondesi: W
Eric Karros: 9/F9S

Bot 1

Delino DeShields: S8/G6M
Willie McGee: D9/L9LM/R4.1-H
Mark McGwire: K
Ray Lankford: 8/F78M/R6
Phil Plantier: 6/L6M

Top 2

Todd Zeile: S7/L7S
Darren Lewis: E4/TH/G34/R3.1-2
Greg Gagne: 4/P4MD
Tom Prince: 2/P2RF
Ismael Valdez: K

Bot 2

Gary Gaetti: 53/G56
Mike Difelice: 43/G4
Royce Clayton: S8/L8RS
Rigo Beltran: SB2/R6
Rigo Beltran: K

Top 3

Otis Nixon: K
Eric Young: 43/G4M
Raul Mondesi: 7/F7M

Bot 3

Delino DeShields: K
Willie McGee: 3/G3
Mark McGwire: K

Top 4

Eric Karros: 43/G4M
Todd Zeile: K
Darren Lewis: S1/BG34S
Greg Gagne: 53/G56

Bot 4

Ray Lankford: K
Phil Plantier: 53/G56
Gary Gaetti: K

Top 5

Tom Prince: D7/L7LS
Ismael Valdez: 13/SH/BG23.2-3
Otis Nixon: D8/L78M/R6.3-H
Eric Young: K
Raul Mondesi: W
Eric Karros: S9/L9LS/R3.2-H;1-3
Todd Zeile: S7/L7S/R6.3-H;1-2
Darren Lewis: S7/L7S/R54.2-H;1-3;B-2
Greg Gagne: 6/P56

Bot 5

Mike Difelice: 7/L7S
Royce Clayton: D56/G5L
Dmitri Young: K
Delino DeShields: S7/G56.2-H;B-2(E7)
Willie McGee: 31/G34

Top 6

Tom Prince: 43/G34
Ismael Valdez: K
Otis Nixon: 63/G6

Bot 6

Mark McGwire: 8/L8LXD
Ray Lankford: W
Phil Plantier: 13/G25.1-2
Gary Gaetti: K

Top 7

Eric Young: 63/G6
Raul Mondesi: HP
Eric Karros: SB2/R4
Eric Karros: K
Todd Zeile: K

Bot 7

Mike Difelice: 9/F9LD
Royce Clayton: 7/F78D
Tom Pagnozzi: 8/F89D

Top 8

Darren Lewis: K
Greg Gagne: 63/G6
Tom Prince: 8/L8LD

Bot 8

Delino DeShields: 43/G4M
Willie McGee: S7/L7S
Mark McGwire: 2/P23F/R6.1-3(E2/TH)
Ray Lankford: W
Ron Gant: 63/G6S

Top 9

Brett Butler: 43/G4M
Otis Nixon: E6/TH/G6/R3
Eric Young: SB2/R4U8.1-3(E2/TH)
Eric Young: FC6/G6.3XH(62526);B-3
Raul Mondesi: 7/F7D

Bot 9

Gary Gaetti: HR/F7D
Tom Lampkin: S7/L78S
Royce Clayton: S8/L89S/R6.1-2
Danny Sheaffer: E1/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Delino DeShields: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.3-H;2-3
Willie McGee: FC5/G5S.3XH(52);1-2
Mark McGwire: K

Top 10

Eric Karros: 53/G5
Todd Zeile: K
Darren Lewis: K

Bot 10

Ray Lankford: 43/G4
Scarborough Green: K
Gary Gaetti: 63/G6M

Top 11

Wilton Guerrero: K
Tom Prince: 63/G56
Todd Hollandsworth: 9/F9M

Bot 11

Tom Lampkin: S8/L78S
Royce Clayton: 43/G4S.1-2
David Bell: 63/G6S.2-3
Delino DeShields: 23/BG2R

Top 12

Otis Nixon: 43/G4
Eric Young: 43/G4M
Raul Mondesi: 63/G6M

Bot 12

Willie McGee: 13/G13
Mark McGwire: 9/F9LS
Ray Lankford: K

Top 13

Eric Karros: W
Todd Zeile: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Darren Lewis: K

Bot 13

Scarborough Green: 9/F9M
Jeff Berblinger: 53/G5S
Tom Lampkin: K

Top 14

Juan Castro: 6/L6
Tom Prince: S7/L7LS/R4
Eddie Murray: 7/F7LD
Otis Nixon: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
Eric Young: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 14

Royce Clayton: 7/F7M
David Bell: 7/F7LD
Delino DeShields: 7/F7LM

Top 15

Raul Mondesi: 63/G6
Eric Karros: W
Todd Zeile: S9/G4/R6.1-3
Mike Piazza: W.1-2
Wayne Kirby: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tom Prince: CSH(2).2-3;1-2
Tom Prince: S7/L7LS.3-H;2-H
Mike Harkey: K

Bot 15

Willie McGee: 7/F78XD
Mark McGwire: S7/L7S
Ray Lankford: HR/F9D.1-H
Scarborough Green: K
Luis Ordaz: 53/G5