St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
July 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 13, San Diego Padres 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 3 2 1
Lankford cf 5 3 3 5
McGwire 1b 4 1 4 3
  Polanco ph 1 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Jordan rf 5 0 2 1
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Hunter ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 1
Marrero c 4 2 1 0
Morris p 1 0 0 0
  Mabry lf 2 1 1 0
Kelly 2b 4 1 1 1
Totals 39 13 16 12
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 3 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 2 1 1 1
  Sweeney lf 1 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 3 0 1 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
Finley cf 3 0 1 0
Hernandez c 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Giovanola ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Langston p 1 0 0 0
  Boehringer p 1 0 0 0
  Leyritz 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
St. Louis 102 120 02513160
San Diego 010 000 000130
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (1-0) 6.1 3 1 1 1 4
  Painter   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Frascatore   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Brantley   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  L (3-3) 4.0 8 5 5 2 3
  Boehringer   3.1 6 3 3 2 1
  Ramirez   1.2 2 5 5 3 3
Totals
9.0
16
13
13
7
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2, San Diego 2.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (22,off Langston); Marrero (4,off Langston); Kelly (2,off Boehringer); Hunter (8,off Ramirez).  3B–St. Louis Clayton (1,off Langston).  HR–St. Louis Clayton (4,3rd inning off Langston 0 on, 1 out); McGwire (43,5th inning off Boehringer 1 on, 0 out); Gaetti (9,8th inning off Boehringer 0 on, 0 out); Lankford (16,9th inning off Ramirez 3 on, 2 out), San Diego Vaughn (35,2nd inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Morris (2,off Langston).  SF–Kelly (1,off Langston).  WP–Ramirez (3).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:44.  A–32,339.
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