San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 7, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 1 3 2
Mueller 3b 5 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 1 1 1
Kent 2b 4 1 3 2
Hayes 1b 4 0 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 4 1 1 1
Sanchez ss 4 1 1 0
Gardner p 3 1 2 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
Lankford cf 5 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 2 1
Jordan rf 5 1 1 1
Mabry lf 5 1 1 1
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 1 0 1 2
  Lampkin c 2 0 1 0
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
Mercker p 2 0 1 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
San Francisco 000 101 4006130
St. Louis 400 010 0005100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (5-2) 6.0 8 5 5 2 0
  Johnstone   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Nen  SV (18) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (5-4) 6.2 13 6 6 0 3
  Aybar   2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
0
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–San Francisco Bonds (21,off Mercker); Kent (21,off Mercker); Gardner (1,off Mercker); Hamilton (9,off Mercker), St. Louis McGwire 2 (11,off Gardner 2); DeShields (14,off Nen).  HR–San Francisco Johnson (9,4th inning off Mercker 0 on, 2 out); Kent (7,7th inning off Mercker 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bonds (4,off Mercker).  SH–Mercker (3,off Gardner).  HBP–Gaetti (4,by Gardner).  IBB–McGwire (12,by Nen).  WP–Mercker (3).  HBP–Gardner (2,Gaetti).  IBB–Nen (1,McGwire).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:31.  A–41,576.
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