St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 11, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros 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 2, Houston Astros 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 1 2 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Jordan rf 4 0 1 1
Gant lf 4 0 3 0
Tatis 3b 3 1 1 0
Polanco ss 4 0 0 0
Morris p 3 0 0 1
  Busby p 0 0 0 0
  McEwing ph 1 0 0 0
Marrero c 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 1
Everett cf 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 4 2 3 2
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0
Alou lf 4 1 3 1
Berry 3b 2 1 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 1 1 2
Ausmus c 4 1 2 2
Hampton p 3 0 1 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 14 8
St. Louis 000 011 000281
Houston 000 002 06x8140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (5-5) 7.1 13 8 8 4 1
  Busby   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
4
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   7.2 8 2 2 1 7
  Powell  W (6-5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
10

  E–Polanco (7).  DP–St. Louis 4, Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (34,off Hampton), Houston Alou 2 (31,off Morris 2); Gutierrez (22,off Morris).  HR–Houston Bell (20,6th inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Gutierrez (6,by Morris).  IBB–Berry 2 (2,by Morris 2).  SB–Tatis (4,3rd base off Hampton/Ausmus); Polanco (2,2nd base off Hampton/Ausmus).  WP–Busby (2).  HBP–Morris (3,Gutierrez).  IBB–Morris 2 (5,Berry 2).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:34.  A–52,186.
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