Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 8, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1999 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 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 1 1 0
Meares ss 4 2 1 0
Giles rf 4 3 3 4
Young 1b 5 0 2 1
Kendall c 5 0 2 1
Brown B. cf 4 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Sprague 3b 4 1 1 0
Morris 2b 2 0 0 0
Benson p 3 0 0 0
  Brown A. cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bragg cf,lf 2 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Lankford lf 3 0 0 0
  Dunston cf 1 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 1 0
McGee rf 3 0 2 0
Marrero c 4 0 0 0
McEwing 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Jimenez p 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Drew ph 1 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 240 100 0007101
St. Louis 000 000 000041
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (2-2) 6.2 3 0 0 5 4
  Sauerbeck   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
6
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez  L (2-3) 5.0 9 7 6 3 5
  Acevedo   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mohler   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Croushore   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
4
9

  E–Martin (1), Tatis (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Sprague (5,off Jimenez); Young (9,off Jimenez); Martin (5,off Mohler).  HR–Pittsburgh Giles (10,2nd inning off Jimenez 3 on, 2 out).  WP–Jimenez (1).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:37.  A–45,790.
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