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September 11, 1999

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Cardinals 5 8 0
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Pirates 8 9 0
Cardinals 5 8 0

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .271
OBP .500 .352
At Bats 3 476
Hits 1 129
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 22
Walks 1 47
RBI’s 3 80

Rich Croushore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 3
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Busch Stadium - September 11, 1999
Rich Croushore
Eli Marrero
Mark McGwire
Placido Polanco
Fernando Tatis
Edgar Renteria
Ray Lankford
J.D. Drew
Craig Paquette
Ed Sprague
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs

Sprague takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Young strikes out.
Top 8 Rich Croushore now pitching. Giles strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 7 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lankford strikes out.
Top 7 Clontz strikes out.
Top 7 Martin takes first base on ball four. Benjamin moves to second.
Top 7 Benjamin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morris scores.
Top 7 Osik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morris moves to third.
Top 7 Hermansen bunts towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. Morris moves to second.
Top 7 Morris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Renteria hits a fly ball into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Drew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Drew reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Marrero hits a fly ball into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brad Clontz now pitching. Mike Benjamin now playing shortstop. Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sprague strikes out.
Top 6 Young hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Sveum scores. Giles moves to third.
Top 6 Giles is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Dale Sveum pinch hits for Abraham Nunez. Sveum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Paquette. Sveum reaches second base with a double. Hermansen scores. Martin goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Brant Brown pinch hits for Chris Peters. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. Hermansen moves to third.
Top 6 Osik bunts between the mound and first base. Jimenez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osik for the out. Hermansen moves to second.
Top 6 Jose Jimenez now pitching. J.D. Drew now playing center field. Hermansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McEwing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Paquette hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Renteria moves to third.
Bottom 5 McGwire takes first base on ball four. Renteria moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Renteria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Morris hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sprague hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Young is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Giles hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nunez bunts towards the mound. Stephenson fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second.
Top 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Stephenson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Polanco is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 4 Marrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McEwing scores. Polanco moves to third.
Bottom 4 Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McEwing moves to second.
Bottom 4 McEwing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Paquette strikes out.
Top 4 Peters strikes out.
Top 4 Osik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sprague moves to third. Hermansen moves to second.
Top 4 Hermansen takes first base on ball four. Sprague moves to second.
Top 4 Morris hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sprague takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Tatis hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGwire takes first base on ball four. Renteria moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 3 Renteria takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Peters covering, for the out.
Top 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 3 Giles takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Top 3 Nunez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Peters strikes out.
Top 3 Osik hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marrero for the out.
Bottom 2 Polanco hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McEwing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Hermansen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tatis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hermansen strikes out.
Top 2 Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sprague hits a popup into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young strikes out.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a line drive into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Renteria hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Giles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nunez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. McEwing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.