St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
July 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1998 at Turner Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly 2b 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 5 1 3 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 0 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 3
Hunter lf 4 0 0 0
  Gaetti 3b 0 0 0 0
Mabry 3b,lf 4 0 2 0
Marrero c 4 0 0 0
Mercker p 3 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
Polanco ss 4 0 2 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 4 0 1 0
Graffanino 2b 4 1 1 2
Jones C. 3b 4 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 3 0 1 0
Jones A. cf 3 0 1 0
Bautista lf 2 0 0 0
Perez c 3 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 0 0 0 0
Weiss ss 3 1 1 0
  Colbrunn ph 1 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 1 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
St. Louis 000 003 000380
Atlanta 002 000 000271
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  W (7-8) 8.0 6 2 2 3 3
  Painter  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (14-5) 9.0 8 3 2 1 9
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
1
9

  E–Weiss (9).  2B–St. Louis Polanco (1,off Maddux).  HR–St. Louis Lankford (18,6th inning off Maddux 2 on, 1 out), Atlanta Graffanino (5,3rd inning off Mercker 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Mercker (4,off Maddux); Maddux (3,off Mercker); Bautista (3,off Painter).  HBP–Kelly (1,by Maddux).  IBB–McGwire (24,by Maddux); Lopez (1,by Painter).  SB–Jordan (12,2nd base off Maddux/E Perez).  CS–Williams (4,3rd base by Mercker/Marrero); Galarraga (5,2nd base by Mercker/Marrero).  WP–Mercker (5).  HBP–Maddux (6,Kelly).  IBB–Painter (3,Lopez); Maddux (5,McGwire).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:24.  A–50,662.
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