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Diamondbacks
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 14, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks, played on April 14, 1998 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Arizona Diamondbacks
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 14, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Suppan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kent Mercker |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,477 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Terry Tata |
Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Devon White | Center Fielder |
| Chris Jones | Right Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Travis Lee | First Baseman |
| Yamil Benitez | Left Fielder |
| Kelly Stinnett | Catcher |
| Andy Stankiewicz | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Suppan | Pitcher |
| Buck Showalter | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Lampkin | Catcher |
| Kent Mercker | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Diamondbacks
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 14, 1998
Top 1
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Mercker
White bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mercker
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mercker
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mercker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Suppan
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
DeShields vs. Suppan
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Suppan
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Clayton moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Suppan
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clayton moves to third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Jordan vs. Suppan
Jordan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clayton scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Suppan
Gant hits a popup into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mercker
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Mercker
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Mercker
Benitez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Suppan
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Suppan
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Suppan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Suppan
Mercker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Mercker
Stinnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stankiewicz vs. Mercker
Stankiewicz hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suppan vs. Mercker
Suppan hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Suppan
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Suppan
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Suppan
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Suppan
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Suppan
Jordan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Suppan
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mercker
White hits a popup beyond first. McGwire can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Mercker
There goes White. The throw from Lampkin and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Mercker
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Mercker
Bell takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Mercker
Williams hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Mercker
Lee hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Benitez vs. Mercker
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinnett vs. Mercker
Stinnett hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Stankiewicz vs. Mercker
Stankiewicz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Suppan
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lampkin vs. Suppan
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Suppan covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Suppan
Mercker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suppan vs. Mercker
Suppan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Mercker
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mercker
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Suppan
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Suppan
DeShields hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Suppan
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Suppan
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mercker
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mercker
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Mercker
Lee 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
Bottom 6
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Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Suppan
Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Suppan
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Suppan
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lampkin vs. Suppan
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lampkin for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Busby
Mike Busby now pitching. Willie McGee now playing left field.
Benitez hits a popup into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Busby
Stinnett hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stankiewicz vs. Busby
Stankiewicz hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Busby
Brent Brede pinch hits for Jeff Suppan.
Brede hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Sodowsky
Clint Sodowsky now pitching.
McGee hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. McGee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Sodowsky
Clayton bunts towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
DeShields vs. Sodowsky
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeShields for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. Sodowsky
McGwire is walked intentionally. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Lankford vs. Daal
Omar Daal now pitching.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGee scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jordan vs. Brow
Scott Brow now pitching.
Jordan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Jordan reaches second base with a double. McGwire scores. Lankford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mabry vs. Brow
John Mabry pinch hits for Mike Busby.
Mabry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Brow
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. Jordan moves to third. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lampkin vs. Brow
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jordan scores. Mabry scores. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGee vs. Brow
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Lampkin moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clayton vs. Manuel
Barry Manuel now pitching.
Clayton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching. David Howard now playing shortstop. Brian Jordan now playing center field. John Mabry now playing right field.
White strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bottenfield
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bottenfield
Bell hits a popup into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Manuel
DeShields takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Manuel
McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Manuel
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stankiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Manuel
Jordan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Manuel
Mabry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Rodriguez
Felix Rodriguez now pitching.
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Rodriguez
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Frascatore
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Frascatore
Benitez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/14/1998 -- Arizona at St. Louis (N)
Arizona AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
White D, cf 4 1 1 0 Clayton R, ss 3 1 0 0
Jones C, rf 3 1 0 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 3 1 0 0 Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0
Williams M, 3b 4 1 1 4 DeShields D, 2b 4 2 1 0
Lee T, 1b 4 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 3 4 3 5
Benitez Y, lf 4 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 4 1 1 1
Stinnett K, c 3 1 1 1 Howard D, ss 1 0 0 0
Stankiewicz A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jordan B, rf-cf 4 3 3 4
Suppan J, p 2 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 3 0 0 0
Brede B, ph 1 0 0 0 Busby M, p 0 0 0 0
Sodowsky C, p 0 0 0 0 Mabry J, ph-rf 1 2 1 2
Daal O, p 0 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 1 0
Brow S, p 0 0 0 0 Lampkin T, c 5 0 1 2
Manuel B, p 0 0 0 0 Mercker K, p 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0 McGee W, lf 2 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 4 5 35 15 13 15
Arizona 000 400 100 -- 5
St. Louis 103 010 64x -- 15
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan J 6.0 6 5 5 3 5
Sodowsky C (L) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
Daal O* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Brow S+ 0.0 3 3 3 2 0
Manuel B 0.2 2 4 4 2 0
Rodriguez F 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker K 6.0 3 4 4 2 2
Busby M (W) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Bottenfield K 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Frascatore J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
DP -- Arizona 1
LOB -- Arizona 1, St. Louis 5
2B -- Lee T, McGee W, Jordan B
HR -- McGwire M 3, Jordan B, Williams M, Stinnett K, Mabry J
SB -- White D
SH -- Clayton R
T -- 2:51
A -- 31477
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