Final
STL 3 — HOU 2
9/13/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199809130
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Delino DeShields | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Acevedo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Croushore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Drew | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fernando Tatis | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Hidalgo | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Everett | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mabry | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lampkin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Ordaz | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Mercker | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Henry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Bergman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bergman | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Kent Mercker | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Rich Croushore | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Doug Henry | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Juan Acevedo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Acevedo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lampkin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Mercker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Ordaz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fernando Tatis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Croushore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J.D. Drew | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bogar | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43/G13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 4(B)6(2)/LDP/L4S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G25 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53/G25 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43/G13S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43/G13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S18/G15S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S3/G34.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | K+CS2(24)/DP.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7/F7S.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G6.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K23 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63/G6S | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F78S | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8/F8RS | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D8/F8LXD.1-H | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/F9D | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63/G56S | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F89S | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 1/P13S | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S6/G56 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8/F8LS.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G13 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56S | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 23/G25 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RM | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S5/F56D | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7/F78D | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53/G5S | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D7/F7D | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G25 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/F56D | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43/G4S.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | D7/L7D.2-H;1-H;BX3(725) | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9D | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G6MD.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 2/P23F | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43/G13S | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F78XD | 3–2 |