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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 1999
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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 April 17, 1999 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1999 |
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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 | April 17, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Jimenez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 37,662 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Kerwin Danley 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Bob Davidson |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Darren Bragg | Left Fielder |
Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
Willie McGee | Right Fielder |
J.D. Drew | Center Fielder |
Alberto Castillo | Catcher |
Joe McEwing | Second Baseman |
Jose Jimenez | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
Bill Spiers | Left Fielder |
Mitch Meluskey | Catcher |
Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Chris Holt | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 1999
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Holt
Bragg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Holt
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Holt
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jimenez
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jimenez
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Jimenez
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Jimenez
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Holt
Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Holt
There goes Tatis. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Tatis steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Holt
McGee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drew vs. Holt
Drew hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Castillo vs. Holt
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McEwing vs. Holt
McEwing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee scores. Castillo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Jimenez vs. Holt
Jimenez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Jimenez
Everett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Jimenez
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Jimenez
Meluskey hits a fly ball into left field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Holt
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Holt
Renteria hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spiers. Renteria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Holt
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Holt
Tatis strikes out. There goes Renteria. The throw from Meluskey and Renteria is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Jimenez
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gutierrez for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Jimenez
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jimenez
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biggio for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Holt
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Holt
Drew hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Holt
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jimenez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Jimenez covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Jimenez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Jimenez
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Holt
McEwing strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Holt
Jimenez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Holt
Bragg hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Holt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bragg for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Jimenez
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Jimenez
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Jimenez covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Jimenez
Meluskey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Holt
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Holt
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Holt
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Jimenez
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Jimenez
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jimenez
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jimenez
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Jimenez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Holt
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Holt
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Holt covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Holt
Castillo hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Jimenez
Caminiti hits a fly ball into left field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Jimenez
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Jimenez
Spiers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Jimenez
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Holt
McEwing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Everett. McEwing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jimenez vs. Holt
Jimenez bunts towards first. Bagwell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bagwell. McEwing moves to third. Jimenez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bragg vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching. Richard Hidalgo now playing left field.
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Renteria vs. Powell
Renteria hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McEwing scores. Jimenez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Powell
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Renteria moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Powell
Tatis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Renteria moves to third. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
McGee vs. Powell
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Renteria scores. McGwire moves to third. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Drew vs. Williams
Brian Williams now pitching.
Drew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Everett who is chasing the ball. Drew reaches third base with a triple. McGwire scores. Tatis scores. McGee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Castillo vs. Williams
Castillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Drew scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McEwing vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McEwing vs. Williams
McEwing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jimenez vs. Williams
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Jimenez
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Jimenez
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis juggles the ball. That's an error on Tatis. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Jimenez
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jimenez
Bell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Drew. Bell reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. Hidalgo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Jimenez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Radinsky
Scott Radinsky now pitching.
Caminiti hits a fly ball into left field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Radinsky
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Williams
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Williams
Renteria hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Williams
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barker vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching. Glen Barker pinch hits for Brian Williams.
Barker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Mohler
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bragg. Meluskey reaches second base with a double. Barker moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Gutierrez vs. Acevedo
Juan Acevedo now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barker scores. Meluskey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Acevedo
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Meluskey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Acevedo
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/17/1999 -- St. Louis at Houston (N) St. Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Bragg D, lf 5 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Renteria E, ss 5 1 2 2 Bell D, rf 4 1 2 2 McGwire M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Tatis F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 0 0 McGee W, rf 3 2 1 1 Everett C, cf 4 0 1 0 Drew J, cf 4 1 1 3 Spiers B, lf 3 0 1 0 Castillo A, c 4 0 1 1 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0 McEwing J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Williams B, p 0 0 0 0 Jimenez J, p 4 1 0 0 Barker G, ph 1 1 1 0 Radinsky S, p 0 0 0 0 Meluskey M, c 4 1 1 0 Mohler M, p 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 4 1 2 1 Acevedo J, p 0 0 0 0 Holt C, p 2 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, lf 2 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 10 8 37 5 11 4 St. Louis 010 000 070 -- 8 Houston 000 000 032 -- 5 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Jimenez J (W) 7.1 8 3 2 0 7 Radinsky S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Mohler M* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Acevedo J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Holt C (L)+ 7.0 5 3 2 2 8 Powell J 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 Williams B 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th + Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Bagwell J, Tatis F DP -- St. Louis 2, Houston 2 LOB -- St. Louis 4, Houston 5 2B -- Renteria E, McEwing J, Bell D, Meluskey M 3B -- Drew J SB -- Tatis F CS -- Renteria E WP -- Williams B T -- 2:42 A -- 37662
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