St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 0, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0
Mabry rf 2 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 2 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 1 0
Lampkin c 2 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Aybar p 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
Polanco ss 3 0 0 0
  Marrero ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harris rf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 3 1 2 1
Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 0 1 0
McRae cf 4 0 2 0
Hundley lf 2 0 0 0
  Allensworth lf 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Reynoso p 3 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
St. Louis 000 000 000030
New York 100 000 00x171
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Aybar  L (3-6) 5.0 3 1 1 4 6
  Petkovsek   3.0 4 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
1
1
5
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reynoso  W (5-0) 7.0 3 0 0 6 7
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Franco  SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
6
8

  E–Piazza (9).  2B–St. Louis Gant (12,off Reynoso); Tatis (6,off Reynoso), New York Piazza (26,off Aybar).  HR–New York Alfonzo (10,1st inning off Aybar 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Lampkin (4,by Reynoso); Ordonez (5,by Aybar).  SB–Tatis (1,2nd base off Reynoso/Piazza).  IBB–Aybar (1,Ordonez); Reynoso (1,Lampkin).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:48.  A–52,320.
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