New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 10, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf 5 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 1 3 0
Olerud 1b 3 1 0 0
Piazza c 4 1 1 2
Hundley lf 3 1 1 2
  Harris lf 1 0 0 0
McRae cf 4 0 2 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0
Leiter p 1 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly 2b 4 1 1 0
Lankford cf 4 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Jordan rf 3 0 0 1
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 1 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
Tatis 3b,ss 3 0 2 0
Morris p 1 0 0 0
  Mabry ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Ordaz ss 2 0 0 0
  Marrero ph 1 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York 202 000 000480
St. Louis 200 000 000261
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (11-4) 7.0 4 2 2 2 7
  Cook   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco  SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (3-2) 7.0 7 4 2 2 4
  Croushore   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
2
5

  E–Ordaz (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Alfonzo (18,off Morris); Piazza (22,off Morris); McRae (28,off Morris), St. Louis Lankford (25,off Leiter); Pagnozzi (9,off Leiter).  HR–New York Hundley (1,3rd inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Leiter (4,off Morris); Morris (5,off Leiter).  SF–Jordan (2,off Leiter).  SB–Lankford (16,2nd base off Wendell/Piazza).  WP–Leiter (2).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:50.  A–41,252.
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