Final
STL 3 — PIT 4
8/23/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT199808230
Complete available game record for STL at PIT, 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Womack | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Brown | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Young | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Guillen | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Gant | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fernando Tatis | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freddy Garcia | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie McGee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Frascatore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Mercker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Placido Polanco | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Collier | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Ordaz | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Christiansen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Rincon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Schmidt | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Strange | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brantley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Martin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Loiselle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Tabaka | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Mercker | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jason Schmidt | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Tabaka | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Frascatore | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Williams | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Brantley | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ricardo Rincon | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Rich Loiselle | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jason Christiansen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Martinez | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Guillen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Collier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Brown | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Rincon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Tabaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Womack | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Loiselle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Garcia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Frascatore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Mercker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Ordaz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D8/L8RS.1-H;B-3(E9) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF/F8RXD.3-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F8RXD | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LD | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8/G4M | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S6/L56D.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S4/G34 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S5/G5L.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH/BG2L.2-3;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P5F | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G5 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D5/G5 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13/G13.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | FC1/G13.3XH(12) | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/F78XD | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L6 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G56 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/F89XD | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/F9LD | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S6/G56.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D8/L8RD | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43/G34.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43/G4MS.3-H | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S4/L34D | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G4M | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P34D | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P4S | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D5/G5L | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH/BG5S.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G34S.3-H | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D7/F7D | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 31/G34 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S6/G56S | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S1/G15.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F89XD | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D8/F89XD | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7/L7M | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/F7D | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/L9D | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S4/G4S | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |