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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 8, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 8, 1999 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kris Benson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Jimenez |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 45,790 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marvin Hudson 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Brian Gorman 3B: Paul Nauert |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Brian Giles | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Brant Brown | Center Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Warren Morris | Second Baseman |
| Kris Benson | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Bragg | Center Fielder |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Left Fielder |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Right Fielder |
| Eli Marrero | Catcher |
| Joe McEwing | Second Baseman |
| Jose Jimenez | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 8, 1999
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Jimenez
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Jimenez covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Jimenez
Meares hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Jimenez
Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Jimenez
There's a wild pitch. Meares moves to third. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Young vs. Jimenez
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meares scores. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kendall vs. Jimenez
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giles scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Jimenez
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Benson
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Benson
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Benson
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Jimenez
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lankford. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Jimenez
Morris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Benson vs. Jimenez
Benson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Jimenez
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing fields it and throws to second for the out. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Jimenez
Meares takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Giles vs. Jimenez
Giles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jimenez
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Jimenez
Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Jimenez
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Benson
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Benson
Tatis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Benson
McGee takes first base on ball four. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Marrero vs. Benson
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Jimenez
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Jimenez
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Jimenez
Benson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Benson
McEwing hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Benson
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Benson
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Jimenez
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Jimenez
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Jimenez
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Jimenez covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jimenez
Young hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of McGee. Young reaches second base with a double. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Kendall vs. Jimenez
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis juggles the ball. That's an error on Tatis. Giles scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Jimenez
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Benson
Renteria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Benson
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Benson
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Benson
Tatis hits a line drive into left field. Martin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martin. Renteria moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
McGee vs. Benson
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Jimenez
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Jimenez
Morris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Benson vs. Jimenez
Benson bunts towards the mound. Jimenez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Jimenez
Martin hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Jimenez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Benson
Marrero hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McEwing vs. Benson
McEwing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Benson
Eric Davis pinch hits for Jose Jimenez.
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Benson
Bragg takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Renteria vs. Benson
Renteria hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Acevedo
Juan Acevedo now pitching.
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Acevedo
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Acevedo
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Marrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Benson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Benson
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Benson
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Acevedo
Darren Bragg now playing left field. Shawon Dunston now playing center field.
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Acevedo
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Acevedo
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acevedo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Benson
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Marrero vs. Benson
Marrero hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McEwing vs. Benson
McEwing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Sauerbeck
Scott Sauerbeck now pitching. Adrian Brown now playing center field. J.D. Drew pinch hits for Juan Acevedo.
Drew strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching.
Morris hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mohler
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Renteria reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Mohler
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of McGee. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Mohler
Meares hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Marrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Sauerbeck
Bragg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Sauerbeck
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Sauerbeck
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Croushore
Rich Croushore now pitching. Joe McEwing now playing shortstop. Placido Polanco now playing second base.
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Croushore
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Croushore
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Croushore
Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck.
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Williams
Mike Williams now pitching.
Dunston hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Williams
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Williams
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marrero vs. Williams
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1999 -- Pittsburgh at St. Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Martin A, lf 5 1 1 0 Bragg D, cf-lf 2 0 0 0
Meares P, ss 4 2 1 0 Renteria E, ss 3 0 0 0
Giles B, rf 4 3 3 4 Croushore R, p 0 0 0 0
Young K, 1b 5 0 2 1 McGwire M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kendall J, c 5 0 2 1 Lankford R, lf 3 0 0 0
Brown B, cf 4 0 0 0 Dunston S, cf 1 0 0 0
Sauerbeck S, p 0 0 0 0 Tatis F, 3b 3 0 1 0
Garcia F, ph 1 0 0 0 McGee W, rf 3 0 2 0
Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Marrero E, c 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 1 1 0 McEwing J, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
Morris W, 2b 2 0 0 0 Jimenez J, p 1 0 0 0
Benson K, p 3 0 0 0 Davis E, ph 1 0 1 0
Brown A, cf 1 0 0 0 Acevedo J, p 0 0 0 0
Drew J, ph 1 0 0 0
Mohler M, p 0 0 0 0
Polanco P, 2b 0 0 0 0
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38 7 10 6 28 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 240 100 000 -- 7
St. Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Benson K (W) 6.2 3 0 0 5 4
Sauerbeck S 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Williams M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez J (L) 5.0 9 7 6 3 5
Acevedo J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Mohler M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Croushore R 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
E -- Tatis F, Martin A
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 7
2B -- Sprague E, Young K, Martin A
HR -- Giles B
WP -- Jimenez J
T -- 2:37
A -- 45790
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