Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Sep 8, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	12	1	13
STL	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	-	6	5	0	1

loss:

S. Trachselwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

K. Merckersave: St Louis Cardinals logo

J. Acevedo

Scoring Summary

CHCSTL

1
Mark Grace singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford. Jose Hernandez scores. [1 run]
10
1
Gary Gaetti singles on a line drive to right fielder John Mabry. Mark Grace scores. Glenallen Hill to 3rd. [1 run]
20
4
Mark McGwire hits a home run (62). [1 run]
21
6
Delino DeShields singles on a line drive to left fielder Glenallen Hill. Eli Marrero scores. Delino DeShields to 2nd. Delino DeShields advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Glenallen Hill. [1 run]
22
6
Ray Lankford hits a home run (27). Delino DeShields scores. Mark McGwire scores. [3 runs]
25
6
Ron Gant hits a home run (23). [1 run]
26
8
Jose Hernandez grounds out, shortstop Luis Ordaz to first baseman Mark McGwire. Scott Servais scores. Manny Alexander to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
36

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Lance JohnsonCF	0	5	0	0	0	0	7	.250
2Jose HernandezSS	0	4	1	1	0	1	1	.265
3Mark Grace1B	2	4	1	1	0	1	1	.317
4Sammy SosaRF	1	4	0	0	1	1	2	.313
5Glenallen HillLF	2	5	0	0	0	0	3	.306
6Gary Gaetti3B	2	4	0	1	1	1	1	.286
7Mickey Morandini2B	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	.301
Matt MieskePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.304
Jason Maxwell2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Don WengertP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Felix HerediaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Orlando MercedPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.276
8Scott ServaisC	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	.219
9Steve TrachselP	1	3	0	0	1	0	3	.250
Terry MulhollandP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Manny AlexanderPH-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237
TOTAL	12	38	3	3	3	5	24	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve TrachselRHP	5.2	5	6	6	6	2	3	96	4.36
Terry MulhollandLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	2.68
Don WengertRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	4.84
Felix HerediaLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5.57

TOTAL	8.0	5	6	6	8	3	3	127	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Delino DeShields2B	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.299
2Fernando Tatis3B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.271
3Mark McGwire1B	1	2	2	1	0	2	1	0	.297
4Ray LankfordCF	1	4	1	3	2	0	1	1	.287
5Ron GantLF	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.232
Rick CroushoreP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lance PainterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
John FrascatoreP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Tom LampkinC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240
6John MabryRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
7Luis OrdazSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152
8Kent MerckerP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154
J.D. DrewPH-LF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
9Eli MarreroC	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.267
Juan AcevedoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188

TOTAL	5	28	6	6	8	3	3	2	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kent MerckerLHP	6.0	8	2	2	2	3	98	5.18
Rick CroushoreRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	19	4.47
Lance PainterLHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	14	4.40
John FrascatoreRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	5	4.25
Juan AcevedoRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	15	2.86
TOTAL	9.0	12	3	3	3	5	151	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCSTL

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Lance Johnson flies out to center fielder Ray Lankford. [1 out]
00
WALK — Jose Hernandez walks.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Kent Mercker. Jose Hernandez to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Mark Grace singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford. Jose Hernandez scores. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Sammy Sosa singles on a ground ball to second baseman Delino DeShields. Mark Grace to 2nd.
10
FORCEOUT — Glenallen Hill grounds into a force out, shortstop Luis Ordaz to second baseman Delino DeShields. Mark Grace to 3rd. Sammy Sosa out at 2nd. Glenallen Hill to 1st. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Gary Gaetti singles on a line drive to right fielder John Mabry. Mark Grace scores. Glenallen Hill to 3rd. [1 run]
20
FLYOUT — Mickey Morandini flies out to left fielder Ron Gant. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Delino DeShields singles on a bunt ground ball to second baseman Mickey Morandini.
20
PICKOFF 1B — Pitcher Steve Trachsel picks off Delino DeShields at on throw to first baseman Mark Grace. [1 out]
20
STRIKEOUT — Fernando Tatis strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Mark McGwire grounds out, shortstop Jose Hernandez to first baseman Mark Grace. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

CHC

STL

3Runs6

12Hits5

1Errors0

.316Batting Avg.179

38At Bats28

1Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs3

3Runs-Batted-In6

5Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

3Strikeouts8

13Left on Base1

13Total Bases14

Game Details

Tuesday, September 8, 1998 · 8:05 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 43,688 (96.0%)

weather: 76 degrees, unknown