St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 14, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bragg lf 5 2 2 3
Renteria ss 4 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Drew cf 5 1 1 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 1 2
  Polanco pr,2b 1 0 0 0
McGee rf 3 1 1 0
Castillo c 5 1 2 0
McEwing 2b,3b 5 3 3 1
Mercker p 1 0 0 0
  Aybar p 2 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Ward cf 4 0 2 1
Benjamin ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Giles lf 5 0 2 0
Young 1b 4 1 2 0
Kendall c 4 1 2 1
Sprague 3b 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 1 2 1
Morris 2b 4 1 3 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
Benson p 2 1 1 2
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5
St. Louis 220 130 0109121
Pittsburgh 032 000 0005142
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker   2.0 7 5 5 1 0
  Aybar  W (1-0) 3.0 4 0 0 0 0
  Mohler   1.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Bottalico   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Painter   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Acevedo   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (1-1) 4.2 10 8 6 2 6
  Sauerbeck   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Loiselle   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Wallace   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Christiansen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
4
12

  E–Drew (1), Sprague (2), Guillen (1).  DP–St. Louis 4.  2B–St. Louis Drew (1,off Benson); Tatis (1,off Benson), Pittsburgh Guillen (2,off Mercker); Benson (1,off Mercker); Ward (1,off Mercker).  3B–Pittsburgh Young (2,off Mercker).  HR–St. Louis Bragg 2 (2,2nd inning off Benson 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Wallace 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Tatis (2,by Loiselle); Sprague (1,by Bottalico).  SH–Benjamin (1,off Aybar).  SB–McEwing (1,2nd base off Benson/Kendall).  CS–Renteria (1,2nd base by Wallace/Kendall).  HBP–Bottalico (1,Sprague); Loiselle (1,Tatis).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–3:07.  A–18,780.
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