Final
STL 5 — HOU 6
6/17/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199806170
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Delino DeShields | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moises Alou | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Howard | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie McGee | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Everett | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Hunter | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Scanlan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Lima | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brantley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Lima | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Brantley | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Scanlan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Curtis King | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Stottlemyre | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Howard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hunter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Lima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Scanlan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/F78D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S3/G34.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 2/P2RF | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/F78S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 1/G34S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63/G6S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3/G34S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 1/SH/BG13S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8RS.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LD | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/L7LD | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | D8/L78XD | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L8RD | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7/L78XD | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/L8LD | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9LD | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 1/SH/BG13S.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13/G15S | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S6/G6.1-3(E6) | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S6/G6.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | K/DP.1X2(2) | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P6 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/P5F | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F9LD | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56S | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13/L15 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HR/F7D | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/G34S | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S6/G56 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RD.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LXD | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9LM | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P5D | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8LS | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S5/BG5S | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | NP | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9/L9S.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | FC1/BG15S.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR);B-2(TH)(E1) | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P6 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7S | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8RM.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L89D | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/L9LM | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/L7LM | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S1/BG23.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF/L89M.3-H | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L7D.1-H | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RXD | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S4/L4.B-2(E9) | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G6M.2-H;1-2 | 5–5 |