St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies
July 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1998 at Coors Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Colorado Rockies 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 0 1 1
Jordan rf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 1
Lankford cf 4 0 2 0
Mabry lf 3 0 1 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 0 0 0
Mercker p 2 1 1 0
  King p 1 0 0 0
  McGee lf 1 1 1 1
Kelly 2b 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
Burks cf 4 1 1 0
Walker rf 4 0 1 0
Bichette lf 4 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 2 1
Colbrunn 1b 2 0 0 0
  Helton ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Abbott 2b 3 0 0 0
  Reed c 1 0 0 0
Manwaring c 2 0 2 0
  Goodwin pr 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Thomson p 1 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 1 0 1 0
  Lansing pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
St. Louis 000 110 001380
Colorado 000 100 000171
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  W (6-8) 5.0 5 1 1 1 3
  King   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Painter   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Croushore  SV (7) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  L (5-7) 6.2 6 2 2 1 4
  Leskanic   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McElroy   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Veres   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
5

  E–Colbrunn (2).  DP–St. Louis 2, Colorado 1.  2B–Colorado Walker (35,off Mercker); Burks (22,off Mercker).  3B–St. Louis Mercker (1,off Thomson).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (44,4th inning off Thomson 0 on, 2 out); McGee (3,9th inning off Veres 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Thomson (4,off Mercker); Perez (6,off Painter).  SB–Lankford (11,3rd base off Thomson/Manwaring).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:28.  A–48,288.
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