Busch Stadium: 7/22/05
Cardinals vs Cubs

The hottest game I attended all season was also the best. Carpenter and Zambrano each went nine innings allowing 1 run. Cardinals won it 2-1 on Eckstein’s squeeze bunt in the 11th.

View of new stadium progress from west garage bridge View from right field bleachers The sun shines through Busch Stadium
New stadium progress Notice how deep Pujols is playing at first base Standing room only
View of the Arch from right field upper deck View of the Arch from first base side with wheelchair seating View of outfield upper deck and manual scoreboard
View of the Arch from behind home plate View of outfield upper deck manual scoreboard Carpenter pitches to Barrett
View from behind the beachers in right center field View from right field bleachers Carpenter retires the side in the 9th
The crowd is still going strong with 2 outs in the top of the 11th Standing ovation for Mabry's leadoff triple in the 11th Cardinals win a classic duel on a squeeze play

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