St. Louis Cardinals vs Detroit Tigers
June 5, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Detroit Tigers 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Dunston dh 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 5 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 0
Lankford lf 4 2 2 1
Tatis 3b 4 2 2 1
Davis rf 3 0 1 0
Bragg cf 4 0 3 2
Marrero c 5 0 2 2
McEwing 2b 4 1 1 0
Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 15 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia dh 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 0 0 0
Higginson rf 4 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Kapler cf 4 1 2 0
Encarnacion lf 4 1 1 2
Catalanotto 1b 3 0 0 0
Cruz ss 3 0 1 0
Mlicki p 0 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Kida p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
St. Louis 000 200 4107150
Detroit 000 200 000250
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield  W (9-2) 6.0 5 2 2 2 7
  Bottalico  SV (5) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
10
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki   6.0 7 2 2 2 6
  Blair  L (1-6) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Nitkowski   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Anderson   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Kida   2.1 4 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
6
9

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Dunston (3,off Mlicki); Renteria (13,off Blair); Bragg (6,off Kida), Detroit Kapler (6,off Bottenfield).  HR–Detroit Encarnacion (5,4th inning off Bottenfield 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Dunston (1,off Blair).  HBP–Tatis (8,by Mlicki).  SB–Lankford (2,3rd base off Anderson/Ausmus); Tatis (10,2nd base off Anderson/Ausmus).  CS–Dunston (2,3rd base by Mlicki/Ausmus); Renteria (4,3rd base by Blair/Ausmus).  WP–Kida (4).  HBP–Mlicki (4,Tatis).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:04.  A–43,679.
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