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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 27, 1998 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny Neagle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Morris |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 33,889 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Rieker 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Guillen | Second Baseman |
| Denny Neagle | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Second Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Placido Polanco | Shortstop |
| Matt Morris | Pitcher |
| Eli Marrero | Catcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1998
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Morris
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Morris
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Neagle
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Neagle
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Neagle
McGwire hits a popup towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Morris
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Morris
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Morris
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Morris
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire juggles the ball. That's an error on McGwire. Lopez scores. Jones goes all the way around to score. Guillen moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Neagle vs. Morris
Neagle hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Neagle reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Morris
Weiss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Neagle
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Neagle
Gant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Neagle
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Morris
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Morris
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Klesko vs. Morris
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Neagle
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Neagle
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Neagle
Marrero strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Morris
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Morris
Guillen hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Neagle
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Neagle
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Neagle
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Neagle
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neagle vs. Morris
Neagle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Morris
Weiss bunts towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out. Neagle moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Morris
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neagle moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Morris
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Galarraga vs. Morris
Galarraga hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Neagle scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Klesko vs. Morris
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Neagle
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Neagle
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Neagle
Polanco strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Morris
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Morris
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Neagle vs. Morris
Neagle hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Neagle
John Mabry pinch hits for Matt Morris.
Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Neagle
Marrero hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Neagle
Kelly hits a popup into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Eversgerd
Bryan Eversgerd now pitching.
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Weiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Eversgerd
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Eversgerd
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis juggles the ball. That's an error on Tatis. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Galarraga vs. Eversgerd
Galarraga hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weiss tags and scores. Jones tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Klesko vs. Eversgerd
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Eversgerd covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Neagle
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Neagle
McGwire hits a popup, foul, towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Neagle
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Witt
Bobby Witt now pitching. Willie McGee now playing right field.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Witt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neagle vs. Witt
Neagle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Neagle
Gant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Neagle
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Neagle
Polanco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Polanco reaches second base with a double. Gant scores. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
McGee vs. Neagle
McGee hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tatis tags and scores. Polanco tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marrero vs. Neagle
Marrero hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Marrero reaches second base with a double. Polanco scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Rocker
John Rocker now pitching.
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Rocker
Lankford strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Witt
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Witt
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Witt
There goes Tucker. The throw from Marrero and he is out, Polanco applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Witt
Jones hits a popup towards short. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Ligtenberg
Kerry Ligtenberg now pitching. Gerald Williams now playing left field.
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Ligtenberg
Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Bobby Witt.
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Ligtenberg
Gant hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Ligtenberg
Tatis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Ligtenberg
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ligtenberg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ligtenberg. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
McGee vs. Ligtenberg
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1998 -- Atlanta at St. Louis (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Weiss W, ss 4 1 1 0 Kelly P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Tucker M, rf 5 0 2 0 Lankford R, cf 4 0 0 0
Jones C, 3b 4 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Galarraga A, 1b 3 0 1 2 Jordan B, rf 3 0 0 0
Klesko R, lf 4 0 0 0 Witt B, p 0 0 0 0
Williams G, lf 0 0 0 0 Lampkin T, ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez J, c 4 1 1 0 Gant R, lf 3 2 2 1
Jones A, cf 4 2 2 1 Tatis F, 3b 3 1 1 0
Guillen O, 2b 4 1 1 0 Polanco P, ss 4 1 2 1
Neagle D, p 4 1 2 1 Morris M, p 1 0 0 0
Rocker J, p 0 0 0 0 Mabry J, ph 1 0 0 0
Ligtenberg K, p 0 0 0 0 Eversgerd B, p 0 0 0 0
McGee W, rf 1 0 0 1
Marrero E, c 3 0 1 1
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36 6 10 4 32 4 7 4
Atlanta 030 011 100 -- 6
St. Louis 000 000 031 -- 4
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle D (W) 7.1 5 3 3 1 9
Rocker J 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Ligtenberg K (S) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Morris M (L) 6.0 7 5 2 1 5
Eversgerd B 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Witt B 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- McGwire M, Polanco P, Tatis F, Ligtenberg K
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 6, St. Louis 4
2B -- Neagle D, Weiss W, Polanco P, Marrero E
HR -- Jones A, Gant R
CS -- Tucker M
SH -- Weiss W
SF -- Galarraga A, McGee W
T -- 2:33
A -- 33889
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