Florida Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 31, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1999 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 1, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0
  Clapinski 2b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Aven lf 3 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Kotsay 1b 4 1 1 0
Bautista rf 4 0 1 1
Lowell 3b 3 0 1 0
Castro c 3 0 1 0
Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Dunwoody ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Berg ph 1 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Renteria ss 5 0 4 1
Drew cf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 0 0
  Howard 1b 0 0 0 0
Lankford lf 3 2 2 0
  McEwing lf 0 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 1 1 1
Paquette rf 4 0 2 1
Castillo c 4 2 1 2
Kennedy 2b 3 2 2 2
Luebbers p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 12 7
Florida 000 010 000152
St. Louis 005 001 20x8122
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  L (10-14) 4.0 8 5 5 4 0
  Springer   3.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Looper   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Luebbers  W (2-3) 9.0 5 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
5

  E–Gonzalez (22), Springer (4), Tatis (14), Paquette (3).  DP–Florida 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Florida Kotsay (17,off Luebbers), St. Louis Renteria (30,off Meadows).  HR–St. Louis Kennedy (1,3rd inning off Meadows 1 on, 2 out); Castillo (4,7th inning off Springer 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Meadows (5,off Luebbers); Drew (3,off Meadows); Luebbers (1,off Springer).  HBP–Aven (6,by Luebbers).  WP–Luebbers (1).  HBP–Luebbers (3,Aven).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:16.  A–27,476.
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