St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1998 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 10, Philadelphia Phillies 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gant lf 5 2 2 1
DeShields 2b 4 2 3 1
McGwire 1b 5 3 3 6
Lankford cf 3 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 1 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
Mabry rf,3b 5 0 2 0
Clayton ss 5 1 1 1
Pagnozzi c 5 0 1 0
Petkovsek p 2 1 1 0
  McGee rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 15 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 4 0 2 0
Jefferies lf 4 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 4 3 2 2
Brogna 1b 4 1 1 0
Lieberthal c 5 2 2 2
Abreu rf 3 0 0 0
Lewis 2b 5 0 1 0
Relaford ss 4 0 1 1
Green p 2 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 0 1 0 0
  Gomes p 1 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 6
St. Louis 003 040 03010154
Philadelphia 000 242 0008101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Petkovsek   5.0 9 7 5 1 4
  Painter   0.1 1 1 0 2 0
  Frascatore  W (1-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Acevedo  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
5
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green   4.2 9 7 6 3 3
  Whiteside   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Gomes  L (1-1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Perez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Spradlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
9
3
7

  E–Lankford 2 (2), Clayton (9), Pagnozzi (2), Relaford (6).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Gant (6,off Green); DeShields (9,off Green); Clayton (9,off Green); Jordan (11,off Perez), Philadelphia Relaford (8,off Petkovsek); Brogna (11,off Petkovsek).  HR–St. Louis McGwire 3 (20,3rd inning off Green 1 on, 1 out,5th inning off Green 1 on, 0 out,8th inning off Gomes 1 on, 0 out); Gant (8,8th inning off Gomes 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Rolen (7,5th inning off Petkovsek 1 on, 1 out); Lieberthal (3,5th inning off Petkovsek 1 on, 1 out).  SF–DeShields (2,off Green); Jefferies (3,off Painter).  HBP–Sefcik (4,by Petkovsek).  SB–DeShields (10,2nd base off Whiteside/Lieberthal).  WP–Green 2 (3).  HBP–Petkovsek (2,Sefcik).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:07.  A–16,541.
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