St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox
June 8, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1998 at Comiskey Park II. The Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago White Sox 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee dh 4 0 2 2
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 2
Lankford cf 3 0 1 0
Jordan rf 4 1 1 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Mabry lf 4 1 1 1
Lampkin c 3 1 1 0
Ordaz ss 1 1 0 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 1 2 0
Caruso ss 3 1 1 0
Thomas dh 1 2 0 0
Belle lf 4 1 2 1
Ventura 3b 3 1 0 1
Abbott rf 4 2 2 3
  Cameron cf 0 0 0 0
Norton 1b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez cf,rf 4 0 1 1
O'Brien c 4 0 0 0
Bere p 0 0 0 0
  Fordham p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 8 6
St. Louis 000 211 200682
Chicago 111 050 00x880
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Petkovsek  L (3-3) 4.1 7 8 7 4 0
  Croushore   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  King   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
8
8
7
4
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bere  W (3-5) 6.0 6 4 4 3 2
  Fordham   0.1 0 2 2 2 1
  Foulke   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Simas   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Karchner  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
5

  E–Jordan (2), Petkovsek (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Durham (16,off Petkovsek); Jeff Abbott (5,off Petkovsek).  3B–St. Louis McGee (1,off Foulke), Chicago Jeff Abbott (1,off Petkovsek).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (29,4th inning off Bere 1 on, 0 out); Mabry (4,5th inning off Bere 0 on, 0 out); Jordan (10,6th inning off Bere 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Caruso (2,off Petkovsek).  IBB–Ventura (8,by Petkovsek).  SB–Durham (13,2nd base off Croushore/Lampkin).  WP–Croushore (1).  IBB–Petkovsek (2,Ventura).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:46.  A–23,087.
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