Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 5 0 0 0
Polcovich 2b 5 1 1 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 3 0
Young 1b 4 2 1 3
Guillen rf 5 2 2 2
Martinez lf 2 1 1 0
Garcia 3b 2 1 0 0
Collier ss 3 0 1 2
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ss 0 0 0 0
Lieber p 1 0 0 0
  Laker ph 1 0 0 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 1 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Strange ph 0 0 0 1
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Womack 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 0 1 0
  McGwire ph 1 1 1 1
Drew rf 5 2 2 2
Gant lf 4 1 1 0
Lankford cf 4 2 2 2
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 4 0 0 1
Ordaz ss 3 0 1 0
Osborne p 1 0 0 0
  King p 1 0 0 0
  Marrero c 1 0 0 0
Lampkin c 1 0 0 0
  Jordan ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Pittsburgh 022 030 010890
St. Louis 013 010 001690
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber   3.0 5 4 4 2 1
  Tabaka   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Lawrence  W (2-1) 2.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Williams   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Christiansen   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Loiselle  SV (19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  L (4-4) 4.0 6 7 7 3 4
  King   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Brantley   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Ordaz (2,off Williams).  3B–Pittsburgh M Martinez (2,off Osborne); Collier (6,off Osborne), St. Louis Lankford (1,off Lieber).  HR–Pittsburgh Guillen (13,3rd inning off Osborne 1 on, 2 out); Young (25,5th inning off Osborne 2 on, 0 out), St. Louis Drew 2 (3,3rd inning off Lieber 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Lawrence 0 on, 0 out); Lankford (29,3rd inning off Lieber 1 on, 1 out); McGwire (63,9th inning off Christiansen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–M Martinez (3,off Brantley).  SF–Strange (2,off Brantley).  HBP–Kendall (29,by Osborne).  IBB–Garcia (3,by Brantley).  SB–Kendall (24,2nd base off Brantley/Marrero).  HBP–Osborne (1,Kendall).  IBB–Brantley (3,Garcia).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:55.
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