New York Mets (9) St. Louis Cardinals (2)
| 1998
Date of Game: Friday, May 08, 1998
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Stadium: Shea Stadium
| St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | New York Mets (NL) |
| Record: 17-17 | Record: 18-14 |
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Attendance: 16,132
Time of Game: 2:37
Game Notes:
Mark McGwire - 400th career home run
Best at-bats
Brian McRae HR in 4th inning (45.43)
Mark McGwire HR in 3rd inning (25.33)
Matt Franco 2B in 4th inning (8.26)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| New York Mets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | x | 9 | 12 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Royce Clayton | ss | 28.126 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | 31 | 820 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
| Delino DeShields | 2b | 29.113 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | 30 | 1088 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| Mark McGwire | 1b | 34.220 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .311 | 32 | 1412 | 13 | 40 | 0 |
| Brian Hunter | 1b | 30.065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | 22 | 458 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | cf | 30.338 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | 30 | 1023 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Brian Jordan | rf | 31.040 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .340 | 29 | 522 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| John Mabry | ph-rf | 27.203 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | 25 | 427 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | lf | 33.067 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 | 29 | 1267 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Gary Gaetti | 3b | 39.262 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | 31 | 2291 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Busby | p | 25.132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | ph | 39.187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | 31 | 1980 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Tom Lampkin | c | 34.065 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | 26 | 415 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Cliff Politte | p | 24.090 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Howard | 3b | 31.071 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | 23 | 568 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals: | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .161 | 360 | 12296 | |||||
New York Mets Batting Stats |
| New York Mets | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Brian McRae | cf | 30.255 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .216 | 32 | 1093 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Preston Wilson | rf | 23.293 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matt Franco | 3b | 28.262 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 | 22 | 164 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | pr-ss | 25.178 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .232 | 32 | 302 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| John Olerud | 1b | 29.276 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .343 | 32 | 1106 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Tatum | 1b | 30.212 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | 20 | 158 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 2b | 29.185 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .230 | 29 | 1107 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | lf | 26.097 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .186 | 31 | 448 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | ss-3b | 27.246 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | 24 | 259 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alberto Castillo | c | 28.087 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | 18 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Reed | p | 32.265 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | 7 | 77 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Shawn Gilbert | ph | 33.057 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | p | 30.355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hudek | p | 31.273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 35 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | .343 | 274 | 5148 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Carlos Baerga (7), Matt Franco (2), Preston Wilson 2 (2)
HR: Mark McGwire (13), Brian McRae (2)
RBIs: Carlos Baerga 2 (11), Matt Franco (4), Mark McGwire 2 (40), Brian McRae 3 (11), John Olerud (14), Rey Ordonez (11), Preston Wilson (2)
SH: Alberto Castillo (3)
GDP: Cliff Politte (1)
HR: Mark McGwire (13), Brian McRae (2)
RBIs: Carlos Baerga 2 (11), Matt Franco (4), Mark McGwire 2 (40), Brian McRae 3 (11), John Olerud (14), Rey Ordonez (11), Preston Wilson (2)
SH: Alberto Castillo (3)
GDP: Cliff Politte (1)
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Cliff Politte (L 2-2) | 24.090 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.57 | 88 | 53 | 35 | 7 | 7 |
| Mike Busby | 25.132 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.70 | 1.39 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 18 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 143 | 84 | 59 | 21 | 25 | |||
New York Mets Pitching Stats |
| New York Mets | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Rick Reed (W 3-2) | 32.265 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.94 | 1.10 | 94 | 60 | 34 | 7 | 101 |
| Turk Wendell | 30.355 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 | 1.69 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 201 |
| John Hudek | 31.273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.54 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 128 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 112 | 73 | 39 | 29 | 430 | |||
Other Game Information |
Wild Pitches: Cliff Politte;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Cliff Politte 88-53-35; Mike Busby 55-31-24; Rick Reed 94-60-34; Turk Wendell 8-7-1; John Hudek 10-6-4;
Batters Faced: Cliff Politte 27; Mike Busby 14; Rick Reed 28; Turk Wendell 3; John Hudek 3;
Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 16,132
Umpires: Home: Harry Wendelstedt 1B Jerry Layne 2B Rich Rieker 3B Sam Holbrook
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