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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 7, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on June 7, 1998 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 7, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 7, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gardner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kent Mercker |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 41,576 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Kerwin Danley 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Joe West 3B: Jeff Kellogg |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
Charlie Hayes | First Baseman |
Chris Jones | Right Fielder |
Brian Johnson | Catcher |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Mark Gardner | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
John Mabry | Left Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Tom Pagnozzi | Catcher |
Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
Kent Mercker | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 7, 1998
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Mercker
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Mercker
Mueller bunts towards the mound. Mercker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Mercker
Bonds hits a line drive towards right. Jordan catches it and throws to first to double up Mueller. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Gardner
DeShields takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Gardner
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gardner
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. McGwire reaches second base with a double. DeShields moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Jordan vs. Gardner
Jordan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeShields scores. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mabry vs. Gardner
Mabry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGwire scores. Jordan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti is hit by the pitch. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pagnozzi vs. Gardner
Pagnozzi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jordan scores. Mabry scores. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clayton vs. Gardner
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Mercker
Kent hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Mercker
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kent moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Mercker
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. Kent moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Mercker
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Mercker
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Gardner
Mercker bunts in front of the plate. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
DeShields vs. Gardner
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Gardner
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gardner
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jordan vs. Gardner
Jordan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mercker
Tom Lampkin now catching.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Mercker
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Mercker
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Mercker
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Mercker
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Gardner
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Gardner
Lampkin hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Mercker
Hayes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DeShields reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mercker
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mercker
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Mercker
Sanchez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DeShields reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Gardner
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Gardner
Mercker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Gardner
DeShields hits a line drive towards third. Mueller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mercker
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Mercker
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Mercker
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Gardner
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gardner
McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Lankford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Gardner
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mabry vs. Gardner
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Mercker
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kent vs. Mercker
Kent hits a line drive off the glove of McGwire, and into shallow right field. Kent reaches second base with a double. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Mercker
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Mercker
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kent moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Mercker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Gardner
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Gardner
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mercker vs. Gardner
Mercker bunts in front of the plate. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Clayton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Gardner
DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Mercker
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Mercker
Gardner hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mabry. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Sanchez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hamilton vs. Mercker
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Hamilton reaches second base with a double. Sanchez scores. Gardner scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Mercker
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Mercker
There's a wild pitch. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Mercker
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hamilton tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Mercker
Kent hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Aybar
Manny Aybar now pitching.
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Johnstone
John Johnstone now pitching.
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnstone
McGwire hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Johnstone
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnstone covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Aybar
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Aybar
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Aybar
Sanchez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Johnstone
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Johnstone
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Johnstone
Lampkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Johnstone
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Aybar
Marvin Benard pinch hits for John Johnstone.
Benard hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Aybar
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Aybar
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Nen
Robb Nen now pitching. Willie McGee pinch hits for Manny Aybar.
McGee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
DeShields vs. Nen
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. DeShields reaches second base with a double. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lankford vs. Nen
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
McGwire vs. Nen
McGwire is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Jordan vs. Nen
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to home to get McGee. DeShields moves to third. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mabry vs. Nen
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/7/1998 -- San Francisco at St. Louis (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Hamilton D, cf 5 1 3 2 DeShields D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mueller B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 5 1 1 0 Bonds B, lf 3 1 1 1 McGwire M, 1b 3 1 2 1 Kent J, 2b 4 1 3 2 Jordan B, rf 5 1 1 1 Hayes C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mabry J, lf 5 1 1 1 Jones C, rf 4 0 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, c 4 1 1 1 Pagnozzi T, c 1 0 1 2 Sanchez R, ss 4 1 1 0 Lampkin T, c 2 0 1 0 Gardner M, p 3 1 2 0 Clayton R, ss 4 0 0 0 Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0 Mercker K, p 2 0 1 0 Benard M, ph 1 0 0 0 Aybar M, p 0 0 0 0 Nen R, p 0 0 0 0 McGee W, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 13 6 35 5 10 5 San Francisco 000 101 400 -- 6 St. Louis 400 010 000 -- 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Gardner M (W) 6.0 8 5 5 2 0 Johnstone J 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 Nen R (S) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Mercker K (L) 6.2 13 6 6 0 3 Aybar M 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 DP -- San Francisco 1, St. Louis 2 LOB -- San Francisco 5, St. Louis 9 2B -- McGwire M 2, Bonds B, Kent J, Gardner M, Hamilton D, DeShields D HR -- Johnson B, Kent J SH -- Mercker K SF -- Bonds B HBP -- by Gardner M (Gaetti G) WP -- Mercker K T -- 2:31 A -- 41576
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