San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 3, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The San Diego Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 13, St. Louis Cardinals 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 5 1 1 0
Finley cf 5 1 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 4 3 2
  Cianfrocco pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 5 1 1 1
  Sheets pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 5 2 3 2
Vaughn lf 2 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Kroon p 0 0 0 0
Myers c 5 2 3 5
Gomez ss 4 2 1 0
Langston p 2 0 1 2
  Mouton lf 1 0 0 1
Totals 39 13 13 13
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 3 2 2 1
Jordan cf 5 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 2
Gant lf 1 0 0 1
  McGee lf 1 0 0 0
Hunter rf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 2 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  DeShields ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 0 0
Bell 2b,3b 3 0 1 0
  Lankford ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 2 1 1 0
  Howard 2b,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
San Diego 610 201 00313130
St. Louis 002 030 000562
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  W (1-0) 5.0 5 5 5 5 4
  Miceli   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Kroon   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
7
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Aybar  L (0-1) 2.1 7 7 7 4 3
  Petkovsek   3.0 3 3 3 3 0
  Acevedo   2.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Frascatore   1.0 3 3 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
13
11
10
3

  E–Pagnozzi (1), Frascatore (2).  DP–San Diego 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–San Diego G Myers 2 (3,off Aybar,off Frascatore); Langston (1,off Aybar); Caminiti (1,off Frascatore), St. Louis Petkovsek (1,off Langston); Clayton (1,off Langston); Bell (1,off Miceli).  3B–St. Louis Jordan (1,off Langston).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (3,5th inning off Langston 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Mouton (1,off Frascatore); Gant (1,off Langston).  SB–Veras (2,2nd base off Aybar/Pagnozzi); Clayton 3 (4,2nd base off Langston/G Myers,3rd base off Langston/G Myers 2); Gant (2,2nd base off Langston/G Myers).  WP–Miceli (1).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:36.  A–26,760.
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