St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
August 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly 2b 5 0 1 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Polanco ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Jordan rf 6 1 3 0
McGwire 1b 4 2 2 2
Lankford cf 6 2 3 2
Mabry lf 5 0 2 0
Tatis 3b 6 0 2 1
Marrero c 6 1 1 0
Bottenfield p 2 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 1 1 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  DeShields ph,2b 2 1 2 2
Ordaz ss 4 0 1 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 8 18 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 3 1 1 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 1 2 2
Grace 1b 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez lf 4 2 2 2
Hernandez 3b 4 1 1 2
Houston c 3 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander 2b 2 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 0 0 0
Clark p 2 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Servais c 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 6 9 6
St. Louis 200 001 210 28181
Chicago 020 220 000 0692
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield   5.0 6 6 6 3 3
  Frascatore   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Croushore   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Painter   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Brantley   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Acevedo  W (6-2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
9
6
6
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clark   5.2 11 3 3 1 5
  Adams   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Heredia   0.1 0 1 0 0 0
  Karchner   1.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Mulholland  L (3-4) 2.1 3 2 2 1 3
  Wengert   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
18
8
7
3
9

  E–Ordaz (5), Hernandez (9), Heredia (1).  PB–Houston (2).  2B–St. Louis Jordan (30,off Clark); Lankford (29,off Clark); DeShields (18,off Mulholland); Tatis (4,off Wengert), Chicago Rodriguez (19,off Acevedo).  HR–St. Louis DeShields (5,7th inning off Karchner 1 on, 2 out); McGwire 2 (49,8th inning off Karchner 0 on, 1 out,10th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 1 out); Lankford (23,10th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Hernandez (18,2nd inning off Bottenfield 1 on, 0 out); Rodriguez (31,4th inning off Bottenfield 1 on, 0 out); Sosa (48,5th inning off Bottenfield 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Hernandez (1,by Acevedo).  SB–Marrero 2 (4,2nd base off Clark/Houston,2nd base off Karchner/Servais).  CS–Johnson (2,2nd base by Bottenfield/Marrero).  IBB–Acevedo (2,Hernandez).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Pat Connors, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:30.  A–39,689.
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