St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
May 29, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gant lf 4 1 0 0
DeShields 2b 3 2 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 2 2 4
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 0
Jordan rf 5 0 1 0
Mabry 3b,1b 5 1 1 2
Clayton ss 4 0 1 2
Pagnozzi c 3 0 1 0
Petkovsek p 4 1 1 0
  Ordaz 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 8 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 3 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Finley cf 3 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 1
Vaughn lf 4 1 3 2
Joyner 1b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0
Hamilton p 2 0 1 0
  Boehringer p 0 0 0 0
  Giovanola ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
St. Louis 000 000 062880
San Diego 000 000 003361
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Petkovsek  W (3-1) 8.0 4 0 0 2 5
  Bottenfield   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Painter   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  L (3-6) 7.1 4 5 5 5 11
  Boehringer   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Miceli   1.0 2 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
6
13

  E–Caminiti (8).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis McGwire (9,off Hamilton).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (26,9th inning off Miceli 1 on, 1 out), San Diego Vaughn (17,9th inning off Bottenfield 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Lankford (1,by Hamilton).  CS–Finley (2,2nd base by Petkovsek/Pagnozzi).  BK–Bottenfield (1).  IBB–Hamilton (5,Lankford).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:31.  A–36,648.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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