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Cardinals
@ Giants
3Com Park
April 12, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 12, 1998 at 3Com Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Politte |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
| Ballpark | 3Com Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,683 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Charlie Reliford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Lampkin | Catcher |
| David Howard | Shortstop |
| Cliff Politte | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
| Orel Hershiser | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
3Com Park
April 12, 1998
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Hershiser
DeShields hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Hershiser
Jordan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Hershiser
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Hershiser
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jordan scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Hershiser
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Hershiser
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Politte
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Politte
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Politte
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Hershiser
Lampkin hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hershiser
Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Politte vs. Hershiser
Politte bunts towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Kent covering, for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Hershiser
DeShields strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Politte
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Politte
Snow strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Politte
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Politte
There goes Javier. The throw from Lampkin and he is out, DeShields applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Hershiser
Jordan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Hershiser
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Hershiser
Lankford hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Hershiser
There goes Jordan. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Aurilia applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Politte
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Politte
Aurilia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershiser vs. Politte
Hershiser bunts towards the mound. Politte fields it and throws to first for the out. Aurilia moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Politte
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Hershiser
McGee hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hershiser
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Hershiser
Lampkin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Politte
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Politte covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Politte
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Politte
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hershiser
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Politte vs. Hershiser
Politte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Hershiser
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Hershiser
There goes DeShields. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. DeShields steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Hershiser
Jordan hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Politte
Snow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Politte
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Politte
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Politte
Aurilia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hershiser vs. Politte
Hershiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hershiser for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hershiser
McGwire hits a popup into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Hershiser
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Hershiser
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Politte
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Politte
Mueller hits a popup into left field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Politte
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hershiser
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lampkin vs. Hershiser
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Hershiser
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Politte vs. Hershiser
Politte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Politte
Kent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Snow vs. Politte
Snow takes first base on ball four. Kent moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Petkovsek
Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
Javier takes first base on ball four. Kent moves to third. Snow moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Petkovsek
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kent tags and scores. Snow tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Aurilia vs. Petkovsek
Aurilia hits a fly ball towards right. Jordan catches it and throws to home to double up Snow. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Johnstone
John Johnstone now pitching. Charlie Hayes now playing first base.
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Johnstone
Jordan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnstone
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Johnstone
Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Johnstone
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Petkovsek
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Petkovsek
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Petkovsek
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Petkovsek
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Petkovsek
Kent takes first base on ball four. Hamilton moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Benard vs. Petkovsek
Marvin Benard pinch hits for John Johnstone.
Benard strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Nen
Robb Nen now pitching.
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Nen
Lampkin hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nen
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching. Royce Clayton now playing shortstop.
Javier hits a line drive into left field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Frascatore
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aurilia vs. Frascatore
Alex Diaz pinch runs for Brian Johnson.
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Frascatore
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamilton vs. Frascatore
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hamilton vs. Frascatore
Hamilton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Frascatore
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Diaz scores. Hayes moves to third. Hamilton moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1998 -- St. Louis at San Francisco (D)
St. Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
DeShields D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hamilton D, cf 4 0 2 0
Jordan B, rf 3 1 1 0 Mueller B, 3b 3 0 0 1
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Bonds B, lf 4 0 0 0
Lankford R, cf 3 0 1 1 Kent J, 2b 3 1 1 0
McGee W, lf 4 0 0 0 Snow J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0
Lampkin T, c 4 0 0 0 Benard M, ph 1 0 0 0
Howard D, ss 4 0 1 0 Nen R, p 0 0 0 0
Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0 Javier S, rf 2 0 1 0
Politte C, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, c 3 0 1 1
Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0 Diaz A, pr 0 1 0 0
Clayton R, ss 0 0 0 0 Aurilia R, ss 4 0 2 0
Hershiser O, p 1 0 0 0
Hayes C, 1b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 28 2 7 2
St. Louis 100 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco 000 000 101 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Politte C* 6.0 5 1 1 2 2
Petkovsek M 2.0 1 0 0 3 2
Frascatore J (L) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser O 7.0 6 1 1 0 6
Johnstone J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Nen R (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- St. Louis 2
LOB -- St. Louis 7, San Francisco 10
2B -- Gaetti G, Johnson B
SB -- DeShields D
CS -- Javier S, Jordan B
SH -- Politte C, Hershiser O
SF -- Johnson B
HBP -- by Hershiser O (Jordan B)
T -- 2:51
A -- 17683
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