Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 0, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 2 0
Offerman 2b 3 0 0 0
Morris lf,1b 4 0 1 0
King 1b,3b 4 0 2 0
Palmer 3b 0 0 0 0
  Sutton lf 3 0 1 0
Conine rf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney c 2 0 0 0
Halter ss 3 0 0 0
Pichardo p 2 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Howard ss 1 0 0 0
  Ordaz ss 1 0 1 0
DeShields 2b 3 1 2 0
McGwire 1b 2 1 0 0
Jordan rf 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 1 1
Mabry lf 3 0 0 1
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 0 1 0
Acevedo p 2 1 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  McGee lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 2
Kansas City 000 000 000070
St. Louis 000 001 02x350
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pichardo  L (4-7) 6.0 2 1 1 3 5
  Haney   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Bones   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Whisenant   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
7
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Acevedo  W (3-2) 7.2 7 0 0 1 4
  Painter   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Brantley  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2, St. Louis 1.  HBP–Palmer (5,by Acevedo); Sweeney (1,by Acevedo).  SH–Ordaz (1,off Pichardo).  CS–Damon (10,2nd base by Acevedo/Marrero); King (2,2nd base by Acevedo/Marrero).  SB–DeShields (18,2nd base off Pichardo/Sweeney).  HBP–Acevedo 2 (4,Palmer,Sweeney).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:35.  A–42,803.
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