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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 17, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 17, 1998 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Garrett Stephenson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Politte |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 33,995 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Bruce Dreckman |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Glanville | Center Fielder |
| Gregg Jefferies | Left Fielder |
| Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
| Rico Brogna | First Baseman |
| Mark Lewis | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
| Mark Parent | Catcher |
| Alex Arias | Shortstop |
| Garrett Stephenson | Pitcher |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David Howard | Shortstop |
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| John Mabry | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Lampkin | Catcher |
| Cliff Politte | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 17, 1998
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Politte
Glanville hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mabry. Glanville reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jefferies vs. Politte
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Glanville moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Rolen vs. Politte
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brogna vs. Politte
Brogna hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mabry. Brogna reaches second base with a double. Glanville scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Politte
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stephenson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Stephenson covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Stephenson
DeShields hits a popup into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stephenson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Stephenson
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Abreu. Lankford reaches second base with a double. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jordan vs. Stephenson
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Politte
Brian Jordan now playing center field. Willie McGee now playing right field.
Abreu strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parent vs. Politte
Parent strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Politte
Arias hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Politte covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Stephenson
Mabry hits a popup towards short. Arias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Stephenson
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lampkin vs. Stephenson
Lampkin hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Politte vs. Stephenson
Politte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Politte
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Politte
Glanville hits a line drive towards center. Jordan catches it and throws to first to double up Stephenson. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Politte
Jefferies hits a popup into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stephenson
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeShields vs. Stephenson
DeShields hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Abreu. DeShields reaches second base with a double. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
McGwire vs. Stephenson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
McGee vs. Stephenson
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Stephenson covering, for the out. Howard scores. DeShields moves to third. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Jordan vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeShields scores. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Mabry vs. Whiteside
Mabry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Whiteside
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gaetti for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Politte
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Politte
Brogna hits a popup into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Politte
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of McGee. Lewis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Politte
Abreu hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Parent vs. Politte
There goes Abreu. The throw from Lampkin and he is safe. Abreu steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Parent vs. Politte
Parent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Arias vs. Politte
Arias hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Abreu scores. Parent moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Whiteside vs. Politte
Whiteside strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Whiteside
Lampkin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Politte vs. Whiteside
Politte strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Whiteside
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Whiteside
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Whiteside
There goes DeShields. The throw from Parent and he is safe. DeShields steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Whiteside
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Whiteside
McGee strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Politte
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of McGee who is chasing the ball. Glanville reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jefferies vs. Politte
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Glanville scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Politte
Rolen hits a fly ball into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Politte
Brogna hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Politte
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Whiteside
Jordan hits a popup towards short. Arias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Whiteside
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Whiteside
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lampkin vs. Winston
Darrin Winston now pitching.
Lampkin hits a line drive into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Winston
Ron Gant pinch hits for Cliff Politte.
Gant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Winston
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Busby
Mike Busby now pitching.
Abreu strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parent vs. Busby
Parent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Arias vs. Busby
Arias hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Amaro vs. Busby
Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Darrin Winston.
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Parent moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Glanville vs. Busby
Glanville hits a popup into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Gomes
Wayne Gomes now pitching.
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Gomes
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Gomes
McGee hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Parent scoops up the ball and tags McGee for the out. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Gomes
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Busby
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Busby
Rolen hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brogna vs. Busby
Brogna hits a popup towards short. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Busby
There goes Jefferies. The throw from Lampkin and he is safe. Jefferies steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Busby
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Gomes
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomes covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gomes
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Gomes
Lampkin hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Busby
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parent vs. Busby
Parent hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Arias vs. Busby
Arias strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Busby
Kevin Jordan pinch hits for Wayne Gomes.
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Leiter
Brian Hunter pinch hits for Mike Busby. Mark Leiter now pitching.
Hunter hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Jefferies. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Leiter
There goes Hunter. The throw from Parent and he is out, Rolen applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Leiter
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Leiter
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Leiter covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Glanville hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Bottenfield
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Bottenfield
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1998 -- Philadelphia at St. Louis (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Glanville D, cf 5 2 2 0 Howard D, ss 5 1 1 0
Jefferies G, lf 5 0 1 1 DeShields D, 2b 5 2 2 0
Rolen S, 3b 5 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 1 1 1 2
Brogna R, 1b 4 1 2 2 Lankford R, cf 1 0 1 0
Lewis M, 2b 4 1 1 0 McGee W, rf 3 0 0 1
Abreu B, rf 3 1 1 1 Jordan B, rf-cf 4 0 0 1
Parent M, c 3 0 1 0 Mabry J, lf 3 1 1 0
Arias A, ss 4 0 1 1 Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 1 0
Stephenson G, p 1 0 1 0 Lampkin T, c 4 1 1 1
Whiteside M, p 1 0 0 0 Politte C, p 2 0 0 0
Winston D, p 0 0 0 0 Gant R, ph 1 1 1 3
Amaro R, ph 1 0 1 0 Busby M, p 0 0 0 0
Gomes W, p 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, ph 1 0 1 0
Jordan K, ph 1 0 0 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0
Leiter M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 11 5 33 8 10 8
Philadelphia 100 220 000 -- 5
St. Louis 002 330 00x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Stephenson G 2.1 3 2 2 3 0
Whiteside M (L) 2.0 5 5 5 1 3
Winston D 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Gomes W 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Leiter M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Politte C (W) 5.0 8 5 5 1 5
Busby M 3.0 3 0 0 1 3
Bottenfield K (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 6
2B -- Glanville D, Brogna R, Lankford R, DeShields D, Lewis M, Hunter B
3B -- Glanville D
HR -- Lampkin T, McGwire M, Brogna R, Gant R
SB -- Abreu B, DeShields D, Jefferies G
CS -- Hunter B
T -- 2:51
A -- 33995
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