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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 11, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 11, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Morris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 52,186 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Rich Rieker |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Placido Polanco | Shortstop |
| Matt Morris | Pitcher |
| Eli Marrero | Catcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 11, 1998
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Hampton
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Hampton
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hampton
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Morris
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Morris
Everett 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Morris
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Hampton
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Hampton
Gant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Hampton
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Hampton
Polanco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Morris
Alou hits a popup towards short. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Morris
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Morris
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Hampton
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Hampton
Marrero hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Hampton
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Morris
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hampton vs. Morris
Morris fires to first and picks off Ausmus. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Morris
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Morris
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Morris
Everett hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Hampton
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hampton
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Hampton
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Morris
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Morris
Alou hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Morris
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Hampton
Gant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Hampton
Tatis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Hampton
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Hampton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Morris vs. Hampton
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tatis scores. Polanco moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Marrero vs. Hampton
Marrero hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Morris
Gutierrez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Morris
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Morris
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Hampton
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Hampton
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Lankford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Hampton
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Hampton
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lankford scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Hampton
Gant hits a popup beyond short. Gutierrez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Hampton
Tatis takes first base on ball four. Jordan moves to third. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Polanco vs. Hampton
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Morris
Biggio strikes out. Marrero drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Biggio out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Morris
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Morris
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Morris
Alou hits a line drive off the glove of McGwire, and into shallow right field. Alou reaches second base with a double. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Morris
Berry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Morris
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Hampton
Morris hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hampton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morris for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Hampton
Marrero strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Hampton
DeShields hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Morris
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Morris
Hampton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Morris
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Hampton
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Hampton
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jordan vs. Hampton
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Morris
Everett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris throws to second for one, and Polanco throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Morris
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Morris
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Alou reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Morris
Berry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Morris
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Bagwell scores. Alou scores. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Morris
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berry scores. Gutierrez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Busby
Mike Busby now pitching. Dave Clark pinch hits for Jay Powell.
Clark hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Busby
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ausmus scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Busby
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Everett vs. Busby
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Wagner
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Wagner
Joe McEwing pinch hits for Mike Busby.
McEwing strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1998 -- St. Louis at Houston (N)
St. Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
DeShields D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 0 1 1
Lankford R, cf 4 1 2 0 Everett C, cf 4 1 1 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bell D, rf 4 2 3 2
Jordan B, rf 4 0 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Gant R, lf 4 0 3 0 Alou M, lf 4 1 3 1
Tatis F, 3b 3 1 1 0 Berry S, 3b 2 1 0 0
Polanco P, ss 4 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 1 1 2
Morris M, p 3 0 0 1 Ausmus B, c 4 1 2 2
Busby M, p 0 0 0 0 Hampton M, p 3 0 1 0
McEwing J, ph 1 0 0 0 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0
Marrero E, c 3 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 1 0
Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 33 8 14 8
St. Louis 000 011 000 -- 2
Houston 000 002 06x -- 8
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Morris M (L) 7.1 13 8 8 4 1
Busby M 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton M 7.2 8 2 2 1 7
Powell J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wagner B 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Polanco P
DP -- St. Louis 4, Houston 1
LOB -- St. Louis 6, Houston 6
2B -- Lankford R, Alou M 2, Gutierrez R
HR -- Bell D
SB -- Polanco P, Tatis F
HBP -- by Morris M (Gutierrez R)
WP -- Busby M
T -- 2:34
A -- 52186
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