Final
STL 2 — HOU 3
9/12/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199809120
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McEwing | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Delino DeShields | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernando Tatis | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moises Alou | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Hidalgo | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Ordaz | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Drew | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Berry | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Croushore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Wagner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Incaviglia | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Little | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0-0 |
| Darren Oliver | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Rich Croushore | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Scott Elarton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Gant | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Little | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McEwing | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Ordaz | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Croushore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7/L7S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9/L9LS.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7/G56.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB3 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5.3-H | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L7S | 2–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G5S.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6S | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43/G4S | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7/F78S | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/P3F | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8/F89M | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/F89S | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D8/F89D | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63/G6S | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53/G56S | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6MS | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7/F78M.B-2(E7) | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P4S | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G25 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G56S | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4S | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G15S | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5/P25 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D8/F8RXD | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/SH/BG25.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7/F7D.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LXD | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO/G13 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/F89S | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L56 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8/F8RS | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | DI.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |