San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 22, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 6 0 2 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Aurilia ss 4 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Benard rf 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 4 1 1 0
Kent 2b 5 1 2 0
Hayes 3b 2 0 1 0
  Mueller ph,3b 2 1 2 2
Javier rf,cf 5 0 0 1
Snow 1b 5 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
Gardner p 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph,ss 3 0 1 0
Totals 42 3 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gant lf 6 0 1 1
Lankford cf 5 2 2 1
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 2
Jordan rf 5 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Mabry 3b 5 0 2 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Clayton ss 5 0 0 0
Howard 2b 5 1 2 0
Mercker p 3 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Lampkin c 2 0 2 0
Totals 44 4 10 4
San Francisco 010 000 002 000390
St. Louis 000 002 010 0014100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner   7.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Reed   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Johnstone   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez  L (2-3) 2.1 4 1 1 1 1
  Nen   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.1
10
4
4
2
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker   8.0 5 2 2 3 1
  Brantley   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Acevedo   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Painter   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Frascatore   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  King  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Bonds (18,off Mercker).  HR–San Francisco Mueller (4,9th inning off Brantley 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis McGwire (21,6th inning off Gardner 1 on, 1 out); Lankford (6,8th inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Kent (1,3rd base by Mercker/Pagnozzi); Johnson (1,2nd base by Mercker/Pagnozzi).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:37.  A–47,549.
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