St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 3, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 1 2 0
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Lankford cf 5 0 1 1
Jordan rf 5 2 3 1
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 1
Gant lf 2 2 1 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Howard 2b 1 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 0 1 1
Politte p 1 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 1 1 2
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Totals 37 8 12 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 4 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 1 1 1
Sosa rf 3 2 1 1
Grace 1b 3 0 1 1
Rodriguez lf 4 0 1 1
Blauser ss 2 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 4 1 1 0
Servais c 3 0 1 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Tapani p 2 0 0 0
  Alexander ss 2 0 1 1
Totals 33 5 8 5
St. Louis 001 003 4008121
Chicago 103 000 100581
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Politte   3.0 5 4 3 2 2
  Frascatore   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Petkovsek  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Painter   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Brantley  SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani   6.0 7 4 4 4 4
  Mulholland  L (1-1) 0.2 3 4 4 2 1
  Telemaco   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Patterson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
6
7

  E–Politte (1), Brown (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis DeShields (8,off Tapani); Gant (5,off Tapani); Gaetti (9,off Mulholland).  3B–Chicago Morandini (2,off Politte).  HR–St. Louis Jordan (4,6th inning off Tapani 0 on, 0 out); Mabry (3,6th inning off Tapani 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Sosa (7,1st inning off Politte 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Gant (1,by Mulholland).  SF–Grace (2,off Politte).  SB–Clayton (9,2nd base off Tapani/Servais).  IBB–Mulholland (1,Gant).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:01.  A–38,571.
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