Final
STL 5 — HOU 3
4/16/1999 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199904160
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bragg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Edgar Renteria | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Caminiti | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Placido Polanco | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Hidalgo | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Drew | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carl Everett | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Eusebio | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe McEwing | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trever Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Diaz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Reynolds | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Elarton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Bottalico | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Oliver | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Shane Reynolds | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Mike Busby | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Scott Elarton | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Trever Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Drew | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Marrero | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McEwing | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McEwing | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Bragg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar Renteria | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Caminiti | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Elarton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Eusebio | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trever Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/L7D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LXD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G15 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 5/P5SF | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4/P4 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D7/G5 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 5(B)3(2)/DP/G5 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/G4 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO/G4M | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F7D | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RS | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8/F89M.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO/G4M | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D8/L89D | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | T8/L89M.2-H | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7/L7M.3-H | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | T9/F89D.1-H | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S6/G6MS.3-H | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7/G56.1-H | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4/P4M | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L89S | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L34D.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH/BG15.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4.3-H;2-3 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E5/G56 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G56 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D8/L8RD | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6S | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P4D | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8/G6M | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | T9/F9D | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4M.3-H | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L56D | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9/L9S.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LS | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 6(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6/L6 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/P3SF | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D8/F89XD | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | DI.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |