Final
STL 2 — HOU 8
9/11/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199809110
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Everett | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe McEwing | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Morris | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hampton | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Wagner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Matt Morris | 7.1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Busby | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jay Powell | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Morris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hampton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13/G13S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F78M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G13S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G4M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7/L5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63/F4S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6MS | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/F78S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | PO1(13) | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L8LD | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6MD | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8/F8LS.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/G4MD | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7/G56.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 5(2)/FO/G5S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB3;SB2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63/G56.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/P6MD | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G25 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D8/F8RXD | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S6/G56D.2-H | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S6/F6MD.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G5S | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F8RXD.1-H | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8/F8RS | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D3/L3D.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP/G5S | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 1/G13S | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/P6 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G25 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G4MD | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6S | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8/G4MD | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7/L6D.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/F9LS | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO/G15.B-2(E6/TH) | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L5D.2-H;1-3 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D9/G3.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8RS.3-H;2-H | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G4.1-3 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6S.3-H;1-2 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–8 |