Final
CWS 2 — STL 4
9/3/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN199709030
Complete available game record for CWS at STL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 12 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Sheaffer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Livingstone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Ordaz | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Martinez | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie McGee | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Mouton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Belle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Karkovice | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Fabregas | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Fonville | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Abbott | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Machado | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norberto Martin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Difelice | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Norton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Plantier | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Castillo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Valdez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Levine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Aybar | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Frascatore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Aybar | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Scott Eyre | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Frascatore | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Levine | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Curtis King | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Castillo | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Aybar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bell | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| David Bell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Difelice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Frascatore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Ordaz | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Norberto Martin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Karkovice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Castillo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Levine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Machado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Mouton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Fabregas | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Martinez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Martinez | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | E6/G6/R3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S6/L4M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D9/L9LM/R5.1-H;B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/P4D/R6 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7/L5D/R4.2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L8LXD | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P6MD | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13/G15S | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S13/L13 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7M | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9M | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7/L78D/R6 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S6/G56/R3 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7/G5L/R6.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L9S/R3.3-H;2-3 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P4D/R6 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | I | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53/G5L | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/F7LM | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | E6/G6M | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F78D | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S34/G34 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L78S/R6.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S14/G34 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6M | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F89M | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L6MD/R4 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P3F | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F7LD | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P3D | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G6MS/R3 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 2/P23F | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9/G34/R6 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | NP | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63/G6MS.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5S | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9M | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9/G34/R6 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7/G56/R5.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | OA.2X3(25) | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | S4/G4/BR.2-2;1X1(4) | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S4/G34/R3.2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO/G5 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L7LD/R4 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G6M/R4.2-H | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/F8LS/R6.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8LM/R6.2-3;1-2 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L4 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G15S | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7/F7LM | 2–4 |