St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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 3, Chicago Cubs 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 6 0 2 1
DeShields 2b 5 0 0 1
McGwire 1b 1 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 1 0
Jordan rf 5 1 3 0
Gaetti 3b 5 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 1 1 1
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 1 2 0
Osborne p 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 2b 4 1 1 0
  Brown ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Hernandez cf 4 1 3 3
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 6 1 3 0
Sosa rf 5 0 3 1
Blauser ss 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
Orie 3b 5 0 0 0
Servais c 3 1 1 0
  Morandini ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Trachsel p 1 0 1 0
  Pisciotta p 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 13 4
St. Louis 010 200 000 00390
Chicago 000 030 000 014131
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne   7.0 10 3 3 1 4
  Busby   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Acevedo   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Painter   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Bottenfield  L (1-2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.2
13
4
4
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   5.1 8 3 2 4 2
  Pisciotta   3.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Patterson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Beck   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Adams  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
9
3
2
7
7

  E–Trachsel (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 2.  2B–St. Louis Jordan (7,off Trachsel); Gant (4,off Trachsel), Chicago Trachsel (2,off Osborne); Sosa (6,off Bottenfield).  HR–Chicago Hernandez (2,5th inning off Osborne 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Osborne (2,off Trachsel); Trachsel (2,off Osborne); Houston (1,off Busby); Blauser (1,off Acevedo).  SF–DeShields (1,off Trachsel).  IBB–McGwire 2 (4,by Trachsel,by Pisciotta); Rodriguez (2,by Acevedo).  SB–Clayton (8,2nd base off Trachsel/Servais).  CS–Clayton (3,2nd base by Trachsel/Servais).  IBB–Acevedo (1,Rodriguez); Trachsel (1,McGwire); Pisciotta (1,McGwire).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:59.  A–38,430.
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