St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
June 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1998 at Astrodome. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 0 1 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 1
Jordan rf 5 1 1 0
Mabry 3b 3 2 2 0
  McGee ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 2 2 2 3
  DeShields 2b 0 0 0 0
Lampkin c 4 0 1 2
Howard 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Bottenfield p 2 0 0 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph 1 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 3 1
Gutierrez ss 5 1 1 0
Bell rf 5 0 3 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 5 0 1 0
Everett cf 5 2 3 0
Berry 3b 4 0 1 0
Eusebio c 3 1 0 1
Reynolds p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 0 0 0 0
  Scanlan p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 3
St. Louis 032 020 000790
Houston 011 200 1016130
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield  W (2-3) 5.0 7 4 4 2 2
  Frascatore   2.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Croushore  SV (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L (7-5) 4.1 7 7 7 2 3
  Miller   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Scanlan   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Magnante   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
6
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Jordan (16,off Reynolds); Gant (9,off Reynolds); Lampkin (7,off Reynolds), Houston Everett (15,off Bottenfield); Bell (22,off Bottenfield); Bagwell (13,off Frascatore).  HR–St. Louis Gant (11,3rd inning off Reynolds 1 on, 2 out); Lankford (8,5th inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out); McGwire (33,5th inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reynolds (5,off Bottenfield).  WP–Bottenfield (2), Frascatore (1), Croushore 2 (3).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:05.  A–43,806.
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