St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 1 2 1
DeShields 2b 3 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 2 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 0 0
Marrero c 3 0 0 0
Mercker p 1 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 0 1 1
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph 0 0 0 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 2 1 0
Martin lf 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 1 1 1
Young 1b 3 1 1 0
Allensworth cf 4 0 2 2
Guillen rf 4 1 1 1
Strange 3b 4 0 2 0
Collier ss 4 0 1 0
Cordova p 3 0 1 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
St. Louis 000 110 000261
Pittsburgh 113 000 00x5100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (2-2) 4.0 7 5 4 2 3
  Petkovsek   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Frascatore   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  W (4-2) 6.1 5 2 2 3 1
  Rincon   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Loiselle  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
3

  E–Clayton (5).  DP–St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–St. Louis McGwire (8,off Cordova), Pittsburgh Allensworth (7,off Mercker).  HR–St. Louis Clayton (1,4th inning off Cordova 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Guillen (4,2nd inning off Mercker 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Womack 2 (11,3rd base off Mercker/Marrero,2nd base off Mercker/Marrero).  CS–Young (4,2nd base by Mercker/Marrero).  BK–Mercker (1).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:20.  A–10,329.
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