St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Indians
June 24, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians 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 3, Cleveland Indians 14

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee dh 5 0 1 0
DeShields 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ordaz ss 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 2 1
  Hunter 1b 1 0 0 1
Jordan rf 4 1 2 0
  Gilbert 2b 0 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 0 1 1
  Lampkin lf 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Mabry lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 1 0
Howard ss,rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Raggio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 0 0
  Dunston lf 0 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 5 3 2 1
Justice dh 5 2 3 0
Thome 1b 3 2 2 2
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 5
Alomar, Jr. c 5 1 2 0
Whiten lf,cf 5 2 3 0
Fryman 3b 4 2 2 4
  Branson ph,3b 1 1 1 0
Bell 2b 5 0 2 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 14 18 12
St. Louis 000 101 100391
Cleveland 700 050 11x14181
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Petkovsek  L (5-4) 0.1 7 7 7 1 0
  Frascatore   4.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Painter   0.1 0 3 1 3 0
  King   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Raggio   2.0 5 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
14
12
6
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (7-4) 6.1 9 3 3 3 2
  Mesa   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Villone   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
5

  E–Howard (2), Fryman (8).  DP–St. Louis 2, Cleveland 2.  2B–St. Louis Gaetti (14,off Wright); Lankford (16,off Wright), Cleveland Justice (24,off Petkovsek); Whiten (2,off Petkovsek); Bell 2 (14,off Petkovsek,off Raggio); Alomar (15,off Frascatore); Fryman (15,off Frascatore).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (34,4th inning off Wright 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland M Ramirez (14,1st inning off Petkovsek 3 on, 1 out); Fryman (13,1st inning off Petkovsek 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Vizquel (3,off Raggio).  HBP–Dunston (1,by Raggio).  HBP–Raggio (1,Dunston).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:54.  A–43,321.
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