San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 6, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 0 2 2
Mueller 3b 7 0 2 1
Bonds lf 7 1 1 0
Kent 2b 5 0 1 0
Snow 1b 5 0 0 0
Javier rf 4 0 1 1
Aurilia ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 0 1 0
  Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
Mayne c 5 2 1 0
Rueter p 2 1 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 4 1 1 0
Totals 50 5 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 7 2 4 0
Hunter lf 2 1 1 1
  McGee ph,lf,rf 3 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 0 0
Lankford cf 6 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b 7 0 2 1
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 7 0 3 1
  Jordan pr 0 0 0 0
Clayton ss 6 0 2 0
Mabry rf 4 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Lampkin lf 1 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 4 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Gant lf 1 0 0 0
  Ordaz 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 52 4 14 4
San Francisco 000 010 012 000 015101
St. Louis 000 022 000 000 004143
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter   4.2 8 2 2 3 6
  Tavarez   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Poole   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Johnstone   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Nen   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Rodriguez  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
14.0
14
4
4
7
17
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   7.2 4 2 2 6 5
  King   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Painter   1.0 0 0 0 3 1
  Frascatore   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Croushore   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Lowe  L (0-2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
14.0
10
5
5
14
10

  E–Javier (1), Hunter (1), McGwire (2), Clayton (11).  DP–San Francisco 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–San Francisco Bonds (20,off Stottlemyre); Sanchez (3,off King), St. Louis DeShields (13,off Tavarez).  3B–San Francisco Hamilton (1,off King).  SH–Sanchez (1,off Lowe); Hunter 2 (3,off Rueter 2); Croushore (1,off Rodriguez).  HBP–Kent (5,by Croushore); McGwire (1,by Tavarez).  IBB–Kent (3,by Painter); Bonds (12,by Frascatore); Javier (2,by Croushore); Mabry (5,by Rueter); McGwire 3 (11,by Rueter 2,by Rodriguez); Lankford (2,by Reed); Gant (2,by Rodriguez).  SB–Javier (5,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Pagnozzi); Kent (6,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Pagnozzi); Hamilton (7,2nd base off Frascatore/Pagnozzi); Bonds (11,2nd base off Frascatore/Pagnozzi); Mayne (1,2nd base off Croushore/Pagnozzi); McGee (2,2nd base off Reed/Mayne).  WP–Rodriguez (2).  HBP–Tavarez (4,McGwire); Croushore (1,Kent).  IBB–Rueter 3 (3,Mabry,McGwire 2); Reed (4,Lankford); Rodriguez 2 (2,Gant,McGwire); Painter (1,Kent); Frascatore (1,Bonds); Croushore (1,Javier).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Joe West.  T–5:10.  A–47,333.
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