Final
STL 2 — NYM 9
5/8/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYN199805080
Complete available game record for STL at NYM, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| New York Mets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McRae | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Wilson | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Hunter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Franco | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Tatum | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Olerud | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mabry | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Becker | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie McGee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lampkin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alberto Castillo | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turk Wendell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Politte | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Reed | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Howard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hudek | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Gilbert | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Politte | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Rick Reed | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mike Busby | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Turk Wendell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Hudek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Howard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Politte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lampkin | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Wilson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto Castillo | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Franco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Hudek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McRae | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reed | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tatum | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F89M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G4MD | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L78S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L34D.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | C/E2.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/L7S | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO/G56 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8/L8LS.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP/G5 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5L | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/F78S | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/P8RS | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR/F7LD.1-H | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/F7LM | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8RS | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L9S | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P5DF | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13/BG25 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L78S.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L4 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR/F9LD.3-H;2-H | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D9/L9LM | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D9/L9LM.2-H | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/P3F | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/F7S | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L8LM | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 13/G6S | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G34D | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L6MD.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;2-3 | 2–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L9D.3-H;1-3 | 2–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | FC4/G4MS.3XH(42);2-3;B-2(TH) | 2–9 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–9 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7/L7S | 2–9 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 2–9 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 2–9 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 2–9 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 2–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G34 | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G56 | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7/G5 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P34 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/L89D | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/L5L | 2–9 |