Florida Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The Florida Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 3 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 2 3 1
Floyd lf 4 1 2 2
Lee 1b 5 1 1 0
Kotsay rf 5 0 3 2
Zaun c 5 1 1 1
Counsell 2b 5 1 1 0
Berg 3b 4 1 2 1
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Meadows p 3 1 2 1
  Darensbourg p 0 0 0 0
  Stanifer p 0 0 0 0
  Wehner 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
Lankford cf 5 2 2 3
McGwire 1b 2 1 1 0
Jordan rf 4 1 2 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 0
Mabry lf 5 0 4 3
Clayton ss 3 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 0 0 0 0
Lampkin c 3 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi ph,c 2 0 1 0
Raggio p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hunter ph 1 1 1 1
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
Florida 700 100 0008150
St. Louis 101 040 0017131
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  W (4-4) 5.0 8 6 6 4 1
  Darensbourg   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Stanifer   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Heredia   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Powell  SV (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
7
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Raggio  L (0-1) 0.2 9 7 7 2 0
  King   2.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Painter   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Acevedo   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
4
3

  E–Clayton (7).  DP–Florida 3, St. Louis 1.  2B–Florida Renteria (6,off Bottenfield), St. Louis Mabry 2 (4,off Meadows,off Powell).  HR–St. Louis Lankford 2 (4,1st inning off Meadows 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Meadows 1 on, 1 out); Hunter (2,3rd inning off Meadows 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–McGee (2,by Powell).  CS–Renteria (2,Home by Acevedo/Lampkin).  SB–DeShields (9,2nd base off Darensbourg/Zaun).  WP–Bottenfield (1), Acevedo (1).  IBB–Powell (5,McGee).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:13.  A–45,451.
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