Final
HOU 4 — STL 6
7/12/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN199807120
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Spiers | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Royce Clayton | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Croushore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Elarton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Phillips | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Frascatore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Acevedo | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie McGee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Painter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Bergman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Acevedo | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Sean Bergman | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Scott Elarton | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lance Painter | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| John Frascatore | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jay Powell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Rich Croushore | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Acevedo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Croushore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Frascatore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Painter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Spiers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J.R. Phillips | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/L7D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G56 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G5 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63/G6MS | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8/L8LM | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S3/G34D.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S1/G15.B-2(E5) | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/P4MD | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/L7LM | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/F8LXD | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/P13 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G4.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | E4/G4M.2-3;1-2;B-1 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 34/SH/BG13S.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S5/G5.B-2(E5) | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7/P7S.2-H(UR) | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4/P34D | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S5/G56 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4S | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D8/L78D | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9/P89S | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F78XD | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P34D | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/P9S | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/P5SF | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/F7LD | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13/G15S | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HR/F9LD | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/L8LM | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6/P6 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9/L9S | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F7D | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P4S | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P34S | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 31/G34 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L6 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 4–6 |