Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 15, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1999 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Meyers cf 5 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 5 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 2 3 1
Sosa rf 5 2 2 4
Rodriguez lf 3 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 1 0
Nieves ss 3 0 1 0
Houston 3b 3 0 0 0
Trachsel p 3 0 1 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Renteria ss 5 1 2 1
Drew cf 4 1 1 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Howard D. ph 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 1 1
Lankford lf 4 1 0 0
Tatis 3b 5 2 4 1
Paquette rf 4 0 1 2
Castillo c 2 0 1 1
  Howard T. ph 0 0 0 0
  Marrero pr,c 0 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0
Jimenez p 1 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  McEwing ph 1 0 1 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 13 6
Chicago 302 000 000591
St. Louis 200 011 0026131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   6.0 9 4 4 0 3
  Heredia   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Sanders   0.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Adams  L (4-3) 1.0 2 2 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
13
6
5
4
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez   2.0 5 5 5 1 2
  Acevedo   3.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mohler   2.0 2 0 0 0 4
  Bottalico  W (2-6) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
8

  E–Houston (17), Marrero (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (32,off Jimenez); Nieves (3,off Bottalico), St. Louis McGwire (18,off Trachsel); Tatis 2 (24,off Trachsel,off Sanders); McGee (7,off Heredia).  HR–Chicago Sosa 2 (46,1st inning off Jimenez 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Jimenez 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Nieves (3,by Jimenez).  SH–Paquette (1,off Sanders).  SF–McGwire (3,off Trachsel); Castillo (2,off Trachsel).  IBB–McGwire (15,by Heredia).  SB–Meyers (2,2nd base off Jimenez/Castillo); Trachsel (1,2nd base off Acevedo/Castillo); Renteria (26,2nd base off Trachsel/Reed); Drew (13,2nd base off Trachsel/Reed); Marrero (11,2nd base off Sanders/Reed).  CS–Reed (2,2nd base by Bottalico/Castillo).  WP–Bottalico (5).  HBP–Jimenez (8,Nieves).  IBB–Heredia (2,McGwire).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:34.  A–48,392.
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