Final
HOU 5 — STL 4
7/9/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN199807090
Complete available game record for HOU at STL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Moises Alou | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Everett | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Hunter | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Croushore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Eusebio | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Reynolds | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Wagner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Henry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Reynolds | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Rich Croushore | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Doug Henry | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Croushore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hunter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Eusebio | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F9D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L7LD | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K+SB3 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8/G6M.3-H | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9/L9S.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4/L4D | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S5/G5S.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P4D | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L7LM.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G34.3-H;2-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LD | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/F9D | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L89M | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8RS | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78M | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K23 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E7/F78M.B-2 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63/G6.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/L8LM.3-H(UR);1-3 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5S | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G6S | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L6 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8/L8RS | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 14/BINT/BG23.1-1 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G56 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G6 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | E4/G34.B-1 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9/G34.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D7/L78XD.3-H(UR) | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7/L7S.2-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L7LS.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6S.3-H | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6.2-3 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7/P7S | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13/G15S | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/L34S | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF/F8RM.3-H(UR) | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E3/G34S | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | E6/G6.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 5–4 |