Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 22, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Houston Astros 0, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Everett cf 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Berry 3b 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Hampton p 1 0 1 0
  Meluskey ph 1 0 0 0
  Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Bergman p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 1 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 2 2 1 0
  Mabry rf 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 2 1 2 3
Tatis 3b 3 0 0 0
Ordaz ss 2 0 0 1
Morris p 3 0 0 0
Marrero c 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 4 4
Houston 000 000 000050
St. Louis 200 101 00x442
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (11-7) 5.0 4 3 3 1 5
  Elarton   1.0 0 1 1 2 2
  Bergman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
4
4
4
4
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (7-5) 9.0 5 0 0 0 10
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
10

  E–Ordaz 2 (12).  DP–St. Louis 1.  3B–Houston Bell (2,off Morris).  HR–St. Louis Gant (26,4th inning off Hampton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ordaz (3,off Elarton).  HBP–Jordan (8,by Elarton).  SB–Russ Johnson (1,2nd base off Morris/Marrero).  WP–Hampton (4), Elarton (1), Morris (2).  HBP–Elarton (1,Jordan).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:15.  A–40,739.
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