St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 25, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1998 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 1 1 2
Hunter rf 3 0 1 0
  Lankford ph 1 1 1 1
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  DeShields ph 1 1 1 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 2
Jordan cf 4 0 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 1
Gant lf 5 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 2 2 0
Howard 2b 2 0 0 1
Aybar p 2 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 4 2 2 2
Jefferies lf 5 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 2 2 0
Lieberthal c 5 0 1 1
Brogna 1b 4 0 1 2
Lewis 2b 4 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
Abreu rf 4 0 2 0
Relaford ss 3 1 1 0
Beech p 1 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
St. Louis 000 000 6118110
Philadelphia 002 012 000590
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Aybar   4.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Petkovsek  W (1-0) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Painter   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Acevedo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brantley  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beech   6.2 5 4 4 3 4
  Spradlin  L (2-1) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Perez   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
4

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Clayton (6,off Beech); Jordan (5,off Spradlin); Marrero (1,off Perez), Philadelphia Abreu (4,off Aybar); Brogna (6,off Aybar); Rolen (7,off Aybar).  3B–St. Louis DeShields (3,off Perez).  HR–St. Louis Gaetti (2,7th inning off Beech 0 on, 0 out); McGwire (10,7th inning off Spradlin 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Glanville (3,6th inning off Petkovsek 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Howard (2,off Perez); Beech 2 (4,off Aybar,off Petkovsek).  SB–Jordan (3,3rd base off Spradlin/Lieberthal); Marrero (1,3rd base off Perez/Lieberthal); Glanville (3,2nd base off Aybar/Marrero).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:47.  A–22,777.
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