St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 13, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1998 at Astrodome. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b,1b 4 1 2 1
Drew rf 3 1 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 2 0 0 0
  Tatis 3b,ss 2 0 1 2
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 1 0
Mabry 3b,1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Ordaz ss 2 0 1 0
  Lampkin ph,1b 1 0 0 0
  Kelly 2b 0 0 0 0
Mercker p 2 0 0 0
  Jordan ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Marrero c 2 1 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 4 1
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Hidalgo cf 3 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 1
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Bogar 3b 3 0 1 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Bergman p 3 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
St. Louis 000 100 020360
Houston 011 000 000290
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  W (11-11) 7.0 8 2 2 0 5
  Croushore   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Acevedo  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman  L (12-8) 7.2 5 3 3 2 7
  Henry   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
8

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2, Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Mabry (21,off Bergman); Tatis (12,off Henry), Houston Biggio (48,off Mercker); Bagwell 2 (30,off Mercker 2).  HR–St. Louis DeShields (7,4th inning off Bergman 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Alou (3,2nd base by Mercker/Marrero).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:40.  A–52,338.
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