Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 18, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1999 at Busch Stadium II. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 4 1 2 1
Gant lf 5 1 1 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
Abreu rf 5 0 2 1
Rolen 3b 5 2 3 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 2 0
Lieberthal c 4 1 3 3
Anderson 2b 5 1 2 1
  Doster 2b 0 0 0 0
Arias ss 5 0 2 0
Ogea p 1 0 0 0
  Schrenk p 0 0 0 0
  Ducey ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 17 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Renteria ss 4 2 2 1
Drew cf 3 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 2
Lankford lf 4 1 1 1
Howard T. rf 3 0 1 0
  Howard D. 2b 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 0 1 0
Paquette 2b,rf 3 0 1 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  McEwing 2b 0 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 0 0 0
Bottenfield p 2 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  McGee rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Philadelphia 100 100 1306171
St. Louis 410 000 000581
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea   1.1 6 5 5 1 1
  Schrenk   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Brewer   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Aldred  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Gomes  SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield   5.0 9 2 2 2 2
  Acevedo   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Croushore  L (3-3) 1.2 4 3 3 0 1
  Bottalico   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
17
6
6
3
7

  E–Anderson (8), Renteria (22).  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Glanville (28,off Bottenfield), St. Louis T Howard (8,off Ogea); Paquette (3,off Brewer).  HR–Philadelphia Lieberthal (25,8th inning off Croushore 2 on, 2 out), St. Louis McGwire (48,1st inning off Ogea 1 on, 0 out); Lankford (15,1st inning off Ogea 0 on, 0 out); Renteria (6,2nd inning off Ogea 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Schrenk (1,off Bottenfield).  SF–Glanville (4,off Bottenfield).  HBP–Lieberthal (10,by Bottenfield).  CS–Tatis (8,2nd base by Brewer/Lieberthal).  BK–Ogea (2).  HBP–Bottenfield (5,Lieberthal).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–3:00.  A–38,047.
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