New York Mets (5) St. Louis Cardinals (4)
| 1998
Date of Game: Thursday, August 20, 1998
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Stadium: Shea Stadium
| St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | New York Mets (NL) |
| Record: 61-65 | Record: 70-56 |
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Attendance: 45,308
Time of Game: 2:30
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Rey Ordonez 2B in 7th inning (38.28)
Placido Polanco 1B in 2nd inning (17.43)
Mike Piazza HR in 4th inning (17.41)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| New York Mets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 5 | 9 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Pat Kelly | 2b | 30.311 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | 30 | 619 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Brian Jordan | rf | 31.144 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 | 116 | 609 | 21 | 75 | 13 |
| Mark McGwire | 1b | 34.324 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .289 | 119 | 1499 | 51 | 110 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | cf | 31.076 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | 119 | 1112 | 23 | 82 | 17 |
| John Mabry | lf | 27.307 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | 110 | 512 | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 3b | 23.231 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | 113 | 173 | 5 | 38 | 6 |
| Delino DeShields | ph | 29.217 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | 86 | 1144 | 5 | 33 | 21 |
| Eli Marrero | c | 24.276 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | 49 | 66 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| Darren Oliver | p | 27.318 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .062 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Frascatore | p | 28.197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 58 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placido Polanco | ss | 22.315 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .255 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals: | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .182 | 830 | 5952 | |||||
New York Mets Batting Stats |
| New York Mets | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Tony Phillips | lf | 39.117 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | 33 | 2022 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 3b | 24.285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | 108 | 483 | 9 | 58 | 7 |
| John Olerud | 1b | 30.015 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .349 | 126 | 1200 | 17 | 76 | 2 |
| Mike Piazza | c | 29.350 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .306 | 118 | 807 | 22 | 77 | 1 |
| Brian McRae | cf | 30.359 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | 123 | 1184 | 19 | 60 | 20 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | rf | 26.222 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | 106 | 275 | 4 | 29 | 15 |
| Lenny Harris | ph-rf | 33.296 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | 98 | 1165 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Carlos Baerga | 2b | 29.289 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 | 117 | 1195 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | ss | 25.282 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | 118 | 388 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Rick Reed | p | 33.004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .135 | 24 | 94 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | ph | 27.350 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | 95 | 330 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Turk Wendell | p | 31.093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 44 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .281 | 1110 | 9377 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Jermaine Allensworth (20), Brian McRae (30), Rey Ordonez (16), Fernando Tatis (22)
HR: Brian Jordan (21), Mark McGwire (51), Mike Piazza (22)
RBIs: Carlos Baerga (47), Brian Jordan (75), Mark McGwire (110), Rey Ordonez (33), Tony Phillips (13), Mike Piazza 2 (77), Placido Polanco 2 (4)
SB: Eli Marrero (5), Mark McGwire (1)
CS: Jermaine Allensworth (5)
SF: Carlos Baerga (7)
HR: Brian Jordan (21), Mark McGwire (51), Mike Piazza (22)
RBIs: Carlos Baerga (47), Brian Jordan (75), Mark McGwire (110), Rey Ordonez (33), Tony Phillips (13), Mike Piazza 2 (77), Placido Polanco 2 (4)
SB: Eli Marrero (5), Mark McGwire (1)
CS: Jermaine Allensworth (5)
SF: Carlos Baerga (7)
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Darren Oliver (L 7-9) | 27.318 | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.17 | 1.72 | 97 | 61 | 36 | 23 | 147 |
| John Frascatore | 28.197 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.38 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 132 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 72 | 45 | 81 | 279 | |||
New York Mets Pitching Stats |
| New York Mets | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Rick Reed (W 15-7) | 33.004 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2.97 | 1.05 | 107 | 67 | 40 | 25 | 119 |
| Turk Wendell (Sv 2) | 31.093 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.82 | 1.29 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 44 | 235 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 130 | 84 | 46 | 69 | 354 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Darren Oliver 97-61-36; John Frascatore 20-11-9; Rick Reed 107-67-40; Turk Wendell 23-17-6;
Batters Faced: Darren Oliver 27; John Frascatore 6; Rick Reed 28; Turk Wendell 6;
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 45,308
Umpires: Home: Bill Hohn 1B Randy Marsh 2B Paul Nauert 3B Angel Hernandez
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