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Cincinnati Reds @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1997-09-24 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 23308 · 74°F, dry · Wind 7 mph to RF · 2:27
Cincinnati Reds defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 7th. Dave Burba earned the win and Jeff Shaw picked up the save. Mark McGwire went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| SLN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Dave Burba L: Tony Fossas SV: Jeff Shaw
Umpires — HP: Terry Tata · 1B: Rich Rieker · 2B: Ed Rapuano · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pokey Reese | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jon Nunnally | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Stynes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Greene | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Reggie Sanders | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Taubensee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Boone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bret Boone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Burba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kelly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brook Fordyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Delino DeShields | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Gant | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Ray Lankford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dmitri Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eli Marrero | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Aybar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Plantier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Lampkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Burba | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Scott Sullivan | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Shaw | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Aybar | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
 John Frascatore | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Fossas | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Curtis King | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pokey Reese: 3/P3F
- Jon Nunnally: 4/P34D
- Chris Stynes: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Delino DeShields: 6/P56
- Ron Gant: D7/L7D/R6.B-2
- Mark McGwire: 9/F9D/R4
- Ray Lankford: W
- Gary Gaetti: D8/L89D/R4.2-H;1-H
- Dmitri Young: S6/G4M.2-3
- David Bell: K
Top 2
- Willie Greene: 43/G4
- Reggie Sanders: 13/G13
- Ed Taubensee: S8/L8RS
- Aaron Boone: 9/F89M
Bot 2
- Eli Marrero: 43/G34
- Manny Aybar: 43/G4
- Delino DeShields: 3/G3
Top 3
- Bret Boone: 9/L9D
- Dave Burba: 63/G6M
- Pokey Reese: 13/G13
Bot 3
- Ron Gant: K
- Mark McGwire: W
- Ray Lankford: K
- Gary Gaetti: 3/P3F
Top 4
- Jon Nunnally: 3/G3
- Chris Stynes: W
- Willie Greene: S9/L34D/R6.1-2
- Reggie Sanders: 9/F9S/R6
- Ed Taubensee: 7/L7M
Bot 4
- Dmitri Young: K
- David Bell: 9/F9M
- Eli Marrero: D6/F78S/R5.B-3(E6)
- Manny Aybar: 31/G34
Top 5
- Aaron Boone: S7/L7S
- Bret Boone: 7/F78M/R6
- Dave Burba: K
- Pokey Reese: K
Bot 5
- Delino DeShields: S8/L8RS
- Ron Gant: SB2/R4
- Ron Gant: K
- Mark McGwire: HR/L7LD.2-H
- Ray Lankford: 5/P5DF
- Gary Gaetti: K
Top 6
- Jon Nunnally: D9/G3L/R6
- Chris Stynes: S4/G4MD.2-3
- Willie Greene: 7/SF/F7LM/R4.3-H
- Reggie Sanders: W.1-2
- Ed Taubensee: 9/F9D/R4.2-3;1-2
- Aaron Boone: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Dmitri Young: S7/L78S/R4
- David Bell: 7/F7D/R4
- Eli Marrero: SB2
- Eli Marrero: W
- Willie McGee: 5/P5F
- Delino DeShields: S7/L7S.2XH(72);1-2
Top 7
- Bret Boone: HR/F9D
- Pete Rose: K
- Pokey Reese: W
- Mike Kelly: D7/L7LS/R6.1-H
- Chris Stynes: W
- Willie Greene: W.2-3;1-2
- Reggie Sanders: S9/L9S/R2.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ed Taubensee: 7/SF/F7M/R5.3-H
- Aaron Boone: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Ron Gant: K
- Mark McGwire: K
- Ray Lankford: 3/G3
Top 8
- Bret Boone: 63/G6M
- Brook Fordyce: 53/G5
- Pokey Reese: 53/G5
Bot 8
- Gary Gaetti: 53/G56
- Dmitri Young: 13/G13
- David Bell: 5/P15
Top 9
- Mike Kelly: 9/F9S
- Chris Stynes: 2/P2LF
- Willie Greene: K
Bot 9
- Phil Plantier: 63/G6
- Tom Lampkin: 7/F7M
- Delino DeShields: S8/L8LM
- Ron Gant: SB2/R4U6
- Ron Gant: K