Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jul 12, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	9	2	4
STL	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	-	6	10	1	6

loss:

S. Bergman(8-5)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

J. Acevedo(4-2)save: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Croushore(4)

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL

1Mark McGwire hits a home run (39). [1 run] 01
3Ricky Gutierrez hits a home run (1). [1 run] 11
3Ron Gant singles on a ground ball to left fielder J. R. Phillips. Royce Clayton scores. Ray Lankford scores. Brian Jordan to 2nd. [2 runs] 13
3Placido Polanco out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Jeff Bagwell to second baseman Bill Spiers. Brian Jordan scores. Ron Gant to 3rd. Gary Gaetti to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 14
4J.R. Phillips singles on a pop up to left fielder Ron Gant. Jeff Bagwell scores. [1 run] 24
5Ron Gant hits a home run (14). [1 run] 25
6Jeff Bagwell hits a home run (21). [1 run] 35
7J.R. Phillips hits a home run (2). [1 run] 45
7Mark McGwire hits a home run (40). [1 run] 46

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bill Spiers2B-3B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.284
2Ricky GutierrezSS	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.286
3Derek BellRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.331
4Jeff Bagwell1B	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	.275
5Carl EverettCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.325
6Sean Berry3B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265
Scott ElartonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jay PowellP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dave ClarkPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.157
7J.R. PhillipsLF	3	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.205
8Brad AusmusC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.253
Moises AlouPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
9Sean BergmanP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056
Craig Biggio2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315
TOTAL	9	34	4	4	5	1	3	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Sean BergmanRHP	5.0	9	5	4	3	1	2	78	3.23
Scott ElartonRHP	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	26	4.66
Jay PowellRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4.26

TOTAL	8.0	10	6	5	4	1	3	112	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Royce ClaytonSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.243
2Ray LankfordCF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268
3Mark McGwire1B	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	.310
4Brian JordanRF	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.334
5Ron GantLF	2	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.219
Rick CroushoreP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Gary Gaetti3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257
7Placido Polanco2B	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
8Juan AcevedoP	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.231
Lance PainterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
John FrascatoreP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Willie McGeeLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
9Eli MarreroC	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.246

TOTAL	10	33	6	6	4	1	3	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Juan AcevedoRHP	6.1	8	4	3	3	1	3	99	3.56
Lance PainterLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	4.18
John FrascatoreRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4.47
Rick CroushoreRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	3.00
TOTAL	8.3	9	4	3	5	1	3	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUSTL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Bill Spiers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brian Jordan.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Ricky Gutierrez grounds into a double play, second baseman Placido Polanco to shortstop Royce Clayton to first baseman Mark McGwire. Bill Spiers out at 2nd. Ricky Gutierrez out at 1st. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Derek Bell walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Jeff Bagwell grounds into a force out, third baseman Gary Gaetti to second baseman Placido Polanco. Derek Bell out at 2nd. Jeff Bagwell to 1st. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Royce Clayton grounds out, third baseman Sean Berry to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Ray Lankford flies out to right fielder Derek Bell. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Mark McGwire hits a home run (39). [1 run]
01
SINGLE — Brian Jordan singles on a ground ball to left fielder J. R. Phillips.
01
FORCEOUT — Ron Gant grounds into a force out, third baseman Sean Berry to second baseman Bill Spiers. Brian Jordan out at 2nd. Ron Gant to 1st. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

HOU

STL

4Runs6

9Hits10

2Errors1

.265Batting Avg.303

34At Bats33

3Extra-base Hits4

3Home Runs3

4Runs-Batted-In6

1Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts4

4Left on Base6

18Total Bases20

Game Details

Sunday, July 12, 1998 · 4:33 AM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 45,485 (100.0%)

weather: 86 degrees, sunny