San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1999 at Busch Stadium II. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 5 0 2 0
Mueller 3b 5 0 1 1
Snow 1b 4 1 1 1
Kent 2b 3 1 0 0
Burks rf 4 1 1 0
Javier lf 3 1 2 1
Aurilia ss 4 2 3 2
Mayne c 3 1 2 1
Rueter p 2 0 0 1
  Rios ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Dunston cf 4 1 2 3
Renteria ss 5 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Lankford lf 4 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 1 1 1
Davis rf 4 1 1 0
Marrero c 4 0 0 0
McEwing 2b 3 3 2 1
Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Croushore p 1 0 1 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 6 9 6
San Francisco 133 000 0007120
St. Louis 001 000 212691
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  W (4-2) 7.0 5 3 3 1 4
  Johnstone   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Nen  SV (15) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield  L (7-2) 3.0 9 7 6 1 1
  Slocumb   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Croushore   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Radinsky   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
3
5

  E–Tatis (8).  DP–St. Louis 4.  2B–San Francisco Benard (12,off Bottenfield); Mayne (9,off Bottenfield); Mueller (2,off Bottenfield); Burks (8,off Bottenfield); Javier (9,off Slocumb), St. Louis McEwing (8,off Rueter).  HR–San Francisco Snow (4,1st inning off Bottenfield 0 on, 2 out); Aurilia (8,3rd inning off Bottenfield 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Tatis (14,7th inning off Rueter 0 on, 0 out); McEwing (3,7th inning off Rueter 0 on, 2 out); Dunston (4,8th inning off Johnstone 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Rueter (1,off Bottenfield); Javier (1,off Bottenfield); Dunston (1,off Nen).  CS–Aurilia (1,2nd base by Bottalico/Marrero).  SB–Renteria (7,2nd base off Johnstone/Mayne).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:44.  A–36,143.
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