St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
July 4, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1998 at Cinergy Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mabry lf,3b 5 1 1 0
DeShields 2b 4 0 2 1
McGwire 1b 2 1 0 0
Jordan rf 4 1 1 2
Lankford cf 2 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
Lampkin c 3 0 0 1
Ordaz ss 4 0 0 0
Bottenfield p 3 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  McGee lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
Frank cf 4 1 1 1
Larkin ss 2 1 0 0
Taubensee c 4 2 2 0
Greene lf 4 0 0 1
Boone 2b 4 0 2 2
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Reese 3b 2 1 1 1
Parris p 1 0 0 0
  Nieves ph 1 0 0 0
  Krivda p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Stynes ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
St. Louis 200 110 000452
Cincinnati 011 110 001570
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield   5.2 6 4 2 6 6
  Painter   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Croushore  L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.1
7
5
3
9
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Parris   5.0 5 4 4 3 5
  Krivda   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Hudek   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
  White   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Graves  W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
7
7

  E–DeShields (7), Ordaz (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (17,off Parris); Mabry (13,off Parris), Cincinnati Frank (3,off Bottenfield).  HR–St. Louis Jordan (15,1st inning off Parris 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Lampkin (6,by Parris).  IBB–McGwire (16,by White); Reese (1,by Bottenfield); Greene (2,by Croushore).  SH–Parris (1,off Bottenfield).  SF–Reese (2,off Bottenfield).  SB–Lankford (7,2nd base off Parris/Taubensee); B Larkin (15,2nd base off Croushore/Lampkin).  CS–Lampkin (2,2nd base by Parris/Taubensee).  HBP–Parris (2,Lampkin).  IBB–Bottenfield (2,Reese); Croushore (2,Greene); White (2,McGwire).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:06.  A–26,200.
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