San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 24, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 8 0 3 0
Mueller 3b 7 2 2 0
  Poole p 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 7 1 3 3
Kent 2b 7 1 3 3
Snow 1b 7 1 0 0
Benard rf 4 0 0 0
  Darwin p 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 1 0 0 0
  Hayes 3b 2 1 2 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 2 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Javier rf 2 1 1 0
Johnson c 7 0 1 0
Estes p 3 1 1 0
  Aurilia ss 4 1 1 1
Totals 65 9 19 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gant lf 7 1 1 0
DeShields 2b 7 3 3 1
McGwire 1b 6 1 2 2
Lankford cf 7 0 1 0
McGee rf 8 1 4 2
Pagnozzi c 8 0 1 0
Mabry 3b 5 0 1 0
Clayton ss 6 0 1 0
Petkovsek p 2 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 1 0 0 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph 1 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 61 6 14 5
San Francisco 001 010 002 002 000 039192
St. Louis 100 020 010 002 000 006141
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Estes   7.0 5 3 3 6 7
  Tavarez   1.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Darwin   1.1 2 0 0 3 0
  Nen   2.2 3 2 2 2 5
  Poole  W (1-1) 4.0 2 0 0 3 2
  Reed  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
17.0
14
6
5
15
16
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Petkovsek   7.0 10 2 2 2 2
  Acevedo   3.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Frascatore   2.0 2 2 2 0 2
  Croushore   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Bottenfield   3.1 2 0 0 0 4
  Mercker  L (3-3) 1.0 3 3 2 1 0
Totals
17.0
19
9
8
5
9

  E–Kent (9), Estes (1), Mercker (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Kent (18,off Petkovsek); Mueller (14,off Frascatore); Hamilton (6,off Croushore), St. Louis DeShields (10,off Estes); Pagnozzi (3,off Poole).  HR–San Francisco Bonds (11,9th inning off Acevedo 1 on, 2 out); Kent (5,12th inning off Frascatore 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis McGwire (24,12th inning off Nen 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hamilton (4,off Petkovsek); Javier (1,off Bottenfield); Johnson (1,off Mercker); Petkovsek (2,off Estes); DeShields (2,off Darwin).  IBB–Kent (2,by Petkovsek); McGwire 3 (7,by Estes,by Darwin,by Poole); Mabry (4,by Tavarez); McGee (3,by Darwin); Clayton (1,by Poole).  SB–Bonds (9,2nd base off Petkovsek/Pagnozzi).  CS–Hamilton (6,2nd base by Petkovsek/Pagnozzi); DeShields (7,2nd base by Estes/Johnson).  WP–Nen (1).  BK–Petkovsek (1).  IBB–Estes (3,McGwire); Tavarez (4,Mabry); Darwin 2 (3,McGwire,McGee); Poole 2 (3,Clayton,McGwire); Petkovsek (1,Kent).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–5:45.  A–45,864.
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