San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 4, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1999 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 6, St. Louis Cardinals 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 4 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 2 3 4
Sanders lf 3 1 1 2
Nevin 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
Owens 3b 2 0 0 0
  Giovanola 3b 0 0 0 0
  Joyner ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Rivera cf 3 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 1 1 0
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
Clement p 2 1 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Baerga ph 1 0 0 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Drew cf 5 0 2 0
McGee rf 4 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 2 2
Lankford lf 4 1 2 0
Tatis 3b 3 1 0 0
Paquette 2b 4 2 2 0
Castillo c 2 0 0 1
  Renteria ph,ss 1 1 0 1
Howard D. ss 3 0 1 1
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Howard T. ph 1 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
Mercker p 2 1 1 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Marrero ph,c 2 0 2 2
Totals 35 7 13 7
San Diego 000 240 000662
St. Louis 001 202 11x7131
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Clement   5.1 9 5 4 1 4
  Reyes   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Wall  L (6-3) 2.0 2 2 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
5
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker   5.0 5 6 5 2 4
  Aybar   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mohler   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb  W (3-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Croushore  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
6
5
4
8

  E–Nevin (3), Owens (4), Mercker (3).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (20,off Clement).  HR–San Diego Sanders (20,4th inning off Mercker 1 on, 1 out); Gwynn (5,5th inning off Mercker 3 on, 1 out), St. Louis McGwire (42,7th inning off Wall 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Renteria (6,off Reyes).  SB–Ruben Rivera (9,2nd base off Aybar/Castillo).  CS–Veras (13,2nd base by Mercker/Castillo); Drew (2,2nd base by Clement/Davis).  WP–Clement (9).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:44.  A–43,546.
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