Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 25, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The Colorado Rockies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Colorado Rockies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Perez ss 5 1 2 0
Burks cf,lf 4 0 3 1
Walker rf 5 1 1 1
Castilla 3b 3 1 0 0
Helton 1b 4 1 0 0
Bichette lf 3 0 1 3
  Goodwin cf 1 0 1 0
Lansing 2b 5 0 0 0
Manwaring c 4 1 1 0
Thomson p 3 1 1 0
  Reed ph 1 0 1 1
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
DeShields 2b 4 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 1
Lankford cf 3 0 0 0
Hunter rf 4 0 0 0
Mabry 3b 4 0 2 0
Clayton ss 4 0 1 0
Lampkin c 4 0 0 0
Busby p 1 0 0 0
  Lowe p 1 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Colorado 310 000 1106110
St. Louis 100 000 000150
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  W (3-5) 7.0 5 1 1 1 6
  Veres   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (5-1) 4.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Lowe   2.1 2 1 1 1 1
  King   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Frascatore   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
4

  E–None.  2B–Colorado Walker (23,off Busby); Bichette (18,off Busby); Burks 3 (13,off Busby 2,off Lowe); Manwaring (3,off King), St. Louis Mabry (6,off Thomson).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (25,1st inning off Thomson 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Castilla (4,by Busby).  SB–Clayton (12,2nd base off Thomson/Manwaring); DeShields (11,2nd base off Thomson/Manwaring).  BK–Thomson (2).  HBP–Busby (2,Castilla).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:00.  A–42,038.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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