Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Arizona Diamondbacks 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
White cf 5 2 4 3
Jones rf 5 1 1 1
Bell ss 4 1 1 2
Williams 3b 4 1 1 1
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Benitez lf 4 1 2 1
  Brede lf 0 0 0 0
Stinnett c 4 0 0 0
Stankiewicz 2b 3 1 0 0
Benes p 3 1 1 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph 1 1 1 1
DeShields 2b 5 0 2 1
McGee rf 3 0 2 0
Lankford cf 3 0 1 0
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
  Gaetti 3b 1 0 0 0
Mabry 3b,lf 3 0 0 0
Hunter 1b 2 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 1 1 0
Osborne p 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Arizona 000 015 0028100
St. Louis 000 010 001271
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (2-1) 9.0 7 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 0 5
  Frascatore   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Acevedo   2.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
1
9

  E–Clayton (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Arizona Benes (1,off Osborne); White (3,off Osborne); Benitez (2,off Frascatore), St. Louis DeShields (3,off Benes).  HR–Arizona Benitez (2,5th inning off Osborne 0 on, 1 out); Bell (3,6th inning off Osborne 1 on, 0 out); Williams (4,6th inning off Frascatore 0 on, 0 out); White (1,9th inning off Acevedo 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Lampkin (3,9th inning off Benes 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Benes (2,off Acevedo); Osborne (1,off Benes).  SB–DeShields (4,2nd base off Benes/Stinnett).  CS–McGee (1,2nd base by Benes/Stinnett).  WP–Benes (1).  BK–Benes (1).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:30.  A–32,039.
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