St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1998 at Shea Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly 2b 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 3 1 2 1
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Mabry lf 4 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 3 1 1 0
  DeShields ph 1 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 1 1 0
Oliver p 3 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Polanco ss 3 0 1 2
Totals 33 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 4 0 1 1
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 4 1 1 2
McRae cf 4 1 2 0
Allensworth rf 3 1 2 0
  Harris ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 2 0 0 1
Ordonez ss 3 1 1 1
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
St. Louis 121 000 000461
New York 010 200 20x590
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  L (1-2) 6.1 8 5 5 0 3
  Frascatore   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
0
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (15-7) 7.0 6 4 4 1 9
  Wendell  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
11

  E–Tatis (6).  2B–St. Louis Tatis (5,off Reed), New York McRae (30,off Oliver); Allensworth (15,off Oliver); Ordonez (16,off Oliver).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (51,1st inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out); Jordan (21,3rd inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out), New York Piazza (22,4th inning off Oliver 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Baerga (7,off Oliver).  SB–Marrero (5,2nd base off Reed/Piazza); McGwire (1,2nd base off Reed/Piazza).  CS–Allensworth (5,2nd base by Oliver/Marrero).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:30.  A–45,308.
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