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Mets 4 @ Cardinals 5
Busch Stadium
August 12, 1998

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on August 12, 1998 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals beat the visiting Mets with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 12, 1998 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 5 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherJohn Frascatore  
Losing PitcherJohn Franco  
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Game Winning RBIRay Lankford 

Game Info

DateAugust 12, 1998 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherMasato Yoshii  
Home Starting PitcherKent Bottenfield  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance34,260 
Time of Game4 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dana DeMuth
1B: Charlie Reliford
2B: CB Bucknor
3B: Paul Schrieber

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Phillips  Right Fielder 
Edgardo Alfonzo  Third Baseman 
Matt Franco  First Baseman 
Todd Hundley  Left Fielder 
Brian McRae  Center Fielder 
Carlos Baerga  Second Baseman 
Jorge Fabregas  Catcher 
Rey Ordonez  Shortstop 
Masato Yoshii  Pitcher 
Bobby Valentine  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Delino DeShields  Second Baseman 
Brian Jordan  Right Fielder 
Mark McGwire  First Baseman 
Ray Lankford  Center Fielder 
Ron Gant  Left Fielder 
Fernando Tatis  Third Baseman 
Eli Marrero  Catcher 
Kent Bottenfield  Pitcher 
Placido Polanco  Shortstop 
Tony LaRussa  Manager 

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Mets 4 @ Cardinals 5
Busch Stadium
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         Game of 8/12/1998 -- New York at St. Louis (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    St. Louis          AB  R  H RBI
Phillips T, rf-lf     5  0  1  0   DeShields D, 2b       6  3  3  0   
Alfonzo E, 3b         6  0  1  0   Jordan B, rf          7  2  3  1   
Franco M, 1b          6  0  1  0   McGwire M, 1b         4  0  1  2   
Hundley T, lf         4  0  0  0   Lankford R, cf        7  0  3  2   
Allensworth J, lf-rf  2  0  0  0   Gant R, lf            3  0  0  0   
McRae B, cf           3  1  1  0   Brantley J, p         0  0  0  0   
Baerga C, 2b          6  1  4  0   Painter L, p          0  0  0  0   
Fabregas J, c         4  1  1  2   Lampkin T, ph-c       2  0  1  0   
Ordonez R, ss         3  0  1  1   Tatis F, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Piazza M, ph          1  1  1  1   Mabry J, 3b           1  0  1  0   
Cook D, p             0  0  0  0   Marrero E, c          5  0  0  0   
Harris L, ph          1  0  0  0   Petkovsek M, p        0  0  0  0   
Wendell T, p          0  0  0  0   Pagnozzi T, ph        1  0  0  0   
Franco J, p           1  0  0  0   Frascatore J, p       0  0  0  0   
Yoshii M, p           1  0  0  0   Bottenfield K, p      3  0  0  0   
Olerud J, ph          1  0  0  0   Croushore R, p        0  0  0  0   
Rojas M, p            0  0  0  0   McGee W, lf           1  0  0  0   
Lopez L, ph-ss        3  0  0  0   Polanco P, ss         3  0  0  0   
                                   Kelly P, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Ordaz L, ss           2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  4 11  4                        50  5 12  5

New York         000 010 003 000 00 --  4
St. Louis        102 000 100 000 01 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Yoshii M              6.0  6  3  3  2  5
Rojas M               2.0  1  1  1  1  3
Cook D                2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Wendell T             1.1  2  0  0  2  3
Franco J (L)          2.0  3  1  1  2  2

  St. Louis            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bottenfield K*        6.0  4  1  1  3  2
Croushore R           2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Brantley J            0.2  3  3  3  0  1
Painter L             2.1  2  0  0  2  0
Petkovsek M           2.0  2  0  0  0  1
Frascatore J (W)      1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Fabregas J
DP -- New York 1, St. Louis 3
LOB -- New York 8, St. Louis 13
2B -- DeShields D, Lankford R, Lampkin T, Jordan B, Mabry J
HR -- Fabregas J, Piazza M
SB -- Lankford R, DeShields D, Jordan B, McGee W
CS -- McRae B
SH -- Yoshii M, Fabregas J
SF -- McGwire M
WP -- Yoshii M
PB -- Fabregas J
T -- 4:42
A -- 34260

    

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