St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 22, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Pittsburgh Pirates 14

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0
  Marrero 1b 1 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 1 1 1
  Eversgerd p 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 2 2 1
  Ordaz ss 0 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 1 2 2
  Kelly ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 2 0 1 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  McGee rf,cf 1 0 0 0
Mabry 3b,lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Lampkin c 3 0 0 0
Witt p 2 0 0 0
  Tatis 3b 2 0 2 0
Polanco ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 2 3 1
  Polcovich ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Brown cf 4 2 2 0
Kendall c 4 3 3 2
Young 1b 2 0 1 4
Guillen rf 5 1 1 3
Martin lf 4 1 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Strange ph 1 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
Garcia 3b 4 1 1 1
Collier ss 4 2 2 0
Cordova p 3 1 2 1
  Martinez lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 39 14 16 12
St. Louis 101 020 000493
Pittsburgh 230 021 60x14160
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (2-4) 4.0 9 7 6 4 2
  Frascatore   2.0 1 1 0 0 2
  Eversgerd   2.0 6 6 6 1 2
Totals
8.0
16
14
12
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  W (12-10) 6.0 8 4 4 3 5
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Tabaka   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
9

  E–Gant (4), Tatis 2 (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  PB–Lampkin (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Young (36,off Witt); Garcia (8,off Witt).  3B–Pittsburgh Cordova (1,off Witt).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (52,1st inning off Cordova 0 on, 2 out); Jordan (22,3rd inning off Cordova 0 on, 2 out); Lankford (24,5th inning off Cordova 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Guillen (9,7th inning off Eversgerd 2 on, 1 out).  SH–A Brown (4,off Witt).  SF–Young 2 (8,off Witt,off Eversgerd).  IBB–Young (1,by Witt).  SB–Womack (50,2nd base off Witt/Lampkin).  WP–Frascatore (2).  IBB–Witt (1,Young).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–3:02.  A–45,082.
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