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Tigers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 23, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 23, 1998 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Justin Thompson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kent Bottenfield |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 38,371 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Gerry Davis |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Gabe Alvarez | Third Baseman |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Justin Thompson | Pitcher |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| John Mabry | Left Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Pagnozzi | Catcher |
| David Howard | Second Baseman |
| Kent Bottenfield | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 23, 1998
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bottenfield
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Bottenfield
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Bottenfield
Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Thompson
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Thompson
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Thompson
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bottenfield
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bottenfield
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Bottenfield covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Bottenfield
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Bottenfield
Bako hits a popup into left field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Thompson
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Thompson
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Thompson
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bottenfield
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bottenfield
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bottenfield
Hunter bunts towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Thompson
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Thompson
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bottenfield vs. Thompson
Bottenfield bunts towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Thompson
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Thompson
Mabry hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Bottenfield
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Bottenfield
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bottenfield
Clark hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Thompson
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Thompson
Jordan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Thompson
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Thompson
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagnozzi vs. Thompson
Pagnozzi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bottenfield
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Bottenfield
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Bottenfield
Bako hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Bottenfield
There goes Alvarez. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is out, Howard applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Thompson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bottenfield vs. Thompson
Bottenfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Thompson
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bottenfield
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bottenfield
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bottenfield
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Thompson
Mabry hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Thompson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Jordan vs. Thompson
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mabry moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Lankford vs. Thompson
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Bottenfield
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Bottenfield
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bottenfield
Clark hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Bottenfield
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higginson scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Alvarez vs. Bottenfield
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Bottenfield
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bottenfield
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Thompson
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Thompson
Pagnozzi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Thompson
Howard hits a popup into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Thompson
Willie McGee pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Raggio
Brady Raggio now pitching. Brian Hunter now playing right field.
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Raggio
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mabry. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Easley vs. Raggio
Easley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Hunter scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Raggio
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Raggio covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Raggio
Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Raggio
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching. Shawn Gilbert pinch hits for Royce Clayton.
Gilbert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Brocail
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Brocail
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Raggio
John Mabry now playing first base. David Howard now playing shortstop. Shawn Gilbert now playing second base. Tom Lampkin now playing left field.
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Raggio
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Raggio
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beamon vs. Raggio
Trey Beamon pinch hits for Doug Brocail.
Beamon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Raggio
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching. Joe Randa now playing third base.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Jones
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Jones
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Pagnozzi vs. Jones
Pagnozzi takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Jones
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
DeShields vs. Jones
Delino DeShields pinch hits for Brady Raggio.
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Easley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1998 -- Detroit at St. Louis (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 5 1 1 0 Clayton R, ss 3 0 0 0
Easley D, 2b 4 0 1 2 Gilbert S, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
Higginson B, rf 2 1 0 0 Mabry J, lf-1b 4 0 1 0
Clark T, 1b 4 2 2 1 McGwire M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 1 1 Lampkin T, lf 0 0 0 0
Alvarez G, 3b 4 2 3 4 Jordan B, rf 3 0 1 0
Randa J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, rf 1 1 1 0
Bako P, c 4 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz D, ss 4 0 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 3 1 1 0 Pagnozzi T, c 2 0 0 0
Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0 Howard D, 2b-ss 2 0 0 1
Beamon T, ph 1 0 1 0 Bottenfield K, p 1 0 0 0
Jones T, p 0 0 0 0 McGee W, ph 1 0 0 0
Raggio B, p 0 0 0 0
DeShields D, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 8 11 8 28 1 4 1
Detroit 010 000 430 -- 8
St. Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W) 7.0 3 0 0 4 5
Brocail D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Jones T 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield K (L) 7.0 5 5 5 2 4
Raggio B 2.0 6 3 3 0 2
DP -- Detroit 1, St. Louis 2
LOB -- Detroit 2, St. Louis 8
2B -- Hunter B
HR -- Alvarez G 2, Clark T
CS -- Alvarez G
SH -- Bottenfield K
SF -- Howard D
T -- 2:25
A -- 38371
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