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Diamondbacks
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 16, 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 16, 1998 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 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 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Benes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Donovan Osborne |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,039 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Wally Bell |
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 |
| Andy Benes | Pitcher |
| Buck Showalter | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Right Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| John Mabry | Third Baseman |
| Brian Hunter | First Baseman |
| Eli Marrero | Catcher |
| Donovan Osborne | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Diamondbacks
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 16, 1998
Top 1
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Osborne
White hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Osborne
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Benes
Clayton 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Benes
DeShields hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stankiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Benes
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Benes
Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Benes
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Osborne
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mabry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Osborne
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Osborne
Benitez hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Benes
Mabry hits a line drive towards the mound. Benes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Benes
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marrero vs. Benes
There's a wild pitch. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Marrero vs. Benes
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Osborne vs. Benes
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Osborne
Stinnett hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stankiewicz vs. Osborne
Stankiewicz 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Osborne
Benes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Benes
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Benes
DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Benes
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Benes
There goes McGee. The throw from Stinnett and he is out, Bell applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Osborne
White hits a line drive beyond short. Clayton can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Osborne
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clayton. White moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Osborne
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Benes
Lankford hits a line drive beyond second. Stankiewicz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Benes
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Benes
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Benes
Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Osborne
Lee hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Osborne
Benitez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Osborne
Stinnett hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stankiewicz vs. Osborne
Stankiewicz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Benes
Marrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Benes
The umpire calls a balk on Benes Marrero moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Osborne vs. Benes
Osborne bunts towards the mound. Benes fields it and throws to first for the out. Marrero moves to third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Clayton vs. Benes
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
DeShields vs. Benes
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marrero scores. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Benes
There goes DeShields. The throw from Stinnett and he is safe. DeShields steals second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Benes
McGee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Benes
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Osborne
Benes hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Benes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Osborne
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. White reaches second base with a double. Benes scores. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Osborne
Jones hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Frascatore
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 -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Frascatore
Benitez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Benitez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stinnett vs. Frascatore
Stinnett hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Stankiewicz vs. Frascatore
Stankiewicz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Benes
Gant hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stinnett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Benes
Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Benes
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marrero vs. Benes
Marrero hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Frascatore
Gary Gaetti now playing third base. John Mabry now playing left field.
Benes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Frascatore
White hits a line drive beyond third. Gaetti can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Frascatore
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Frascatore
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Benes
David Howard pinch hits for John Frascatore.
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stankiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Benes
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Benes
DeShields hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. DeShields reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Benes
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Acevedo
Juan Acevedo now pitching. David Howard now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Acevedo
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Acevedo
Benitez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Benes
Brent Brede now playing left field.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Benes
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Benes
Mabry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Benes
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Acevedo
Stinnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stankiewicz vs. Acevedo
Stankiewicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Acevedo
Benes bunts towards the mound. Acevedo fields it and throws to first for the out. Stankiewicz moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Acevedo
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Acevedo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Diamondbacks, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Benes
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Benes
Howard hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Benes
Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Juan Acevedo.
Lampkin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Benes
DeShields strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1998, game 2 -- Arizona at St. Louis (D)
Arizona AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
White D, cf 5 2 4 3 Clayton R, ss 4 0 0 0
Jones C, rf 5 1 1 1 Acevedo J, p 0 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 4 1 1 2 Lampkin T, ph 1 1 1 1
Williams M, 3b 4 1 1 1 DeShields D, 2b 5 0 2 1
Lee T, 1b 4 0 0 0 McGee W, rf 3 0 2 0
Benitez Y, lf 4 1 2 1 Lankford R, cf 3 0 1 0
Brede B, lf 0 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 3 0 0 0
Stinnett K, c 4 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Stankiewicz A, 2b 3 1 0 0 Mabry J, 3b-lf 3 0 0 0
Benes A, p 3 1 1 0 Hunter B, 1b 2 0 0 0
Marrero E, c 4 1 1 0
Osborne D, p 1 0 0 0
Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0
Howard D, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 10 8 32 2 7 2
Arizona 000 015 002 -- 8
St. Louis 000 010 001 -- 2
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A (W) 9.0 7 2 2 5 3
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne D (L)* 5.0 6 5 5 0 5
Frascatore J 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Acevedo J 2.0 1 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Clayton R
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- Arizona 3, St. Louis 9
2B -- Benes A, White D, Benitez Y, DeShields D
HR -- Benitez Y, Bell J, Williams M, White D, Lampkin T
SB -- DeShields D
CS -- McGee W
SH -- Osborne D, Benes A
WP -- Benes A
Balk -- Benes A
T -- 2:30
A -- 32039
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