St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos
April 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1998 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 0 0 0
Lampkin c 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 0
Gant lf 4 1 1 2
Mabry rf 3 0 1 0
Hunter 1b 3 0 0 0
Howard ss 3 0 0 0
Politte p 2 0 1 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Lankford ph 1 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Santangelo cf 4 1 1 0
Grudzielanek ss 3 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 4 1 3 2
Fullmer 1b 4 0 1 0
  Telford p 0 0 0 0
  Urbina p 0 0 0 0
White lf 4 2 2 1
Vidro 2b 2 1 0 0
  Mordecai 2b 0 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 4 0 1 1
Widger c 3 0 2 1
Hermanson p 3 0 0 0
  McGuire 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
St. Louis 000 200 000251
Montreal 012 001 10x5102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Politte  L (2-1) 5.1 6 4 3 1 2
  Frascatore   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Painter   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
1
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Hermanson  W (2-2) 7.0 5 2 2 1 5
  Telford   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Urbina  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
6

  E–Howard (1), V Guerrero (2), Widger (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Widger (5,off Politte); V Guerrero (3,off Frascatore).  HR–St. Louis Gant (5,4th inning off Hermanson 1 on, 0 out), Montreal V Guerrero (3,3rd inning off Politte 0 on, 1 out); White (2,3rd inning off Politte 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Vidro (2,off Politte).  HBP–Grudzielanek (2,by Politte).  SB–Grudzielanek (3,2nd base off Politte/Lampkin); Santangelo (1,2nd base off Frascatore/Lampkin).  CS–Andrews (1,Home by Frascatore/Lampkin); White (1,2nd base by Petkovsek/Lampkin).  BK–Politte (1).  HBP–Politte (1,Grudzielanek).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:29.  A–7,480.
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