Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 3 1
Gutierrez ss 5 1 2 1
Bell rf 2 1 1 0
  Everett cf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1
Alou lf 5 2 3 1
Hidalgo cf,rf 4 0 3 2
Berry 3b 4 0 1 1
  Bogar 3b 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 1 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 15 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly 2b,ss 5 1 1 1
Tatis 3b 5 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 1 0
Jordan cf 4 0 2 0
Gant lf 4 0 1 0
Marrero c 3 0 1 0
Ordaz ss 2 0 2 0
  DeShields ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Polanco ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  McEwing ph 1 0 0 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Little rf 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Houston 312 000 0017150
St. Louis 100 000 000190
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (10-1) 7.0 8 1 1 6 8
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wagner   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
6
11
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  L (4-4) 2.0 8 6 6 0 2
  Petkovsek   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Frascatore   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Witt   2.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Croushore   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  King   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
0
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Hidalgo 2 (14,off Oliver,off Witt); Bagwell (32,off Oliver); Gutierrez (24,off King), St. Louis Ordaz (4,off Randy Johnson).  HR–St. Louis Kelly (4,1st inning off Randy Johnson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Randy Johnson (3,off Oliver).  SF–Bagwell (5,off Oliver).  SB–Biggio (50,2nd base off Witt/Marrero).  CS–Jordan (5,3rd base by Randy Johnson/Ausmus).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:05.  A–38,997.
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