Final
NYM 4 — STL 5
8/12/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN199808120
Complete available game record for NYM 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Phillips | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Franco | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Hundley | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Gant | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lance Painter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lampkin | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian McRae | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Brantley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carlos Baerga | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Petkovsek | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Fabregas | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Frascatore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Bottenfield | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Piazza | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Harris | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Franco | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Croushore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Masato Yoshii | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Ordaz | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Placido Polanco | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Rojas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Bottenfield | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Masato Yoshii | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mel Rojas | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Rich Croushore | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Cook | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Brantley | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lance Painter | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Turk Wendell | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Franco | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Frascatore | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Ordaz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Croushore | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Painter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Frascatore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernando Tatis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lampkin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masato Yoshii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Fabregas | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Franco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Franco | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Hundley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian McRae | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Phillips | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Phillips | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Rojas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D8/L78M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9M.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S5/L56D.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G34S.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7/F7D | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P34S | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13/G13 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/F3F | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G56 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G56 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G4M.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/F9D.3-H;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L7LM.3-H | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S3/G34 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/F9LD | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43/G34.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43/G4M | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56S | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S3/L3D.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RS | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S6/G56.3-H;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 14/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L6 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G5S | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G34 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S3/G34 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P5DF | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8/L8LS.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 14/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 13/G15S | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56S | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S5/G5.2-H | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RXD | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G56 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F8LXD | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6/P6D | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9/L9S | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/F9D.1-H | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/F78XD | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13/G13 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89D | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L4 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 0→0 | W | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 2→2 | S7/L78S | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | 5/P5 | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 9/P9S | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P5F | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | 63/G6MS | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→1 | S8/F8RS | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP/G6M | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 0→0 | D8/G4M | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L56S | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 0→1 | 6/L6 | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 1→2 | 8/L8LD | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 2→2 | S6/G56 | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L7LM | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 1→1 | S9/L9S | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 1→2 | CS2(43) | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L78XD | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 1→1 | PB.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 0→1 | 7/L78M | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 0→0 | S2/BG25 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G6M.2-H;1-2 | 4–4 |