St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 7, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets 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 1, New York Mets 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
DeShields 2b 3 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Lankford cf 2 0 0 0
Jordan rf 3 1 1 1
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Marrero c 3 0 0 0
Osborne p 2 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 3 1
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Huskey rf 3 1 1 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0
McRae cf 3 1 1 0
Castillo c 3 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 1
Yoshii p 2 1 1 2
  Becker ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
St. Louis 000 100 000121
New York 000 040 00x470
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  L (1-2) 6.0 6 4 0 2 3
  Frascatore   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Acevedo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
0
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii  W (2-1) 7.0 2 1 1 2 6
  McMichael   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
9

  E–Gaetti (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Yoshii (1,off Osborne).  HR–St. Louis Jordan (5,4th inning off Yoshii 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Baerga (2,off Osborne).  SF–Ordonez (2,off Osborne).  IBB–McRae (1,by Osborne).  SB–Wilson (1,2nd base off Frascatore/Marrero).  WP–Osborne (1).  IBB–Osborne (1,McRae).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:11.  A–14,715.
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