Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 11, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0
Everett cf 6 1 2 0
Bell rf 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 2
Alou lf 3 1 0 0
Berry 3b 4 0 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Eusebio c 4 0 1 0
  Ausmus ph,c 0 0 0 0
Bogar ss 4 0 1 0
  Clark ph 0 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Lima p 2 0 1 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 0 0 0 1
Totals 38 3 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 1 1 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 2
Jordan rf 3 1 1 0
Gant lf 4 1 1 2
Mabry 3b 4 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0
Mercker p 2 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Lampkin ph 1 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 6 4
Houston 101 000 000 01390
St. Louis 000 200 000 02460
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   8.0 3 2 2 1 7
  Henry   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Wagner  L (2-3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.1
6
4
4
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker   7.0 7 2 2 2 3
  Croushore   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Brantley   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Painter  W (3-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Everett (21,off Mercker); Lima (1,off Mercker); Biggio (27,off Mercker).  HR–Houston Bagwell (20,3rd inning off Mercker 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Gant (13,4th inning off Lima 1 on, 2 out); McGwire (38,11th inning off Wagner 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lima (6,off Mercker); Ausmus (2,off Brantley).  SF–Bagwell (1,off Mercker); Spiers (2,off Painter).  HBP–Biggio (16,by Painter).  IBB–Gutierrez (5,by Painter); McGwire (18,by Henry).  SB–Jordan 3 (9,2nd base off Lima/Eusebio 2,3rd base off Lima/Eusebio); Lankford (9,2nd base off Henry/Eusebio).  BK–Mercker (2).  HBP–Painter (4,Biggio).  IBB–Henry (2,McGwire); Painter (2,Gutierrez).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:01.  A–45,760.
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