National League Standings, August 10, 1998
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE AUGUST 10, 1998 GAME:
Dave VW
February 18, 2024
Todd Hundley hit his first home run since rejoining the Mets from the disabled list, a 2-run moonshot in the 3rd inning that landed in the luxury suites in between the lower and upper decks of Busch Stadium. The Mets were shut down from there but Al Leiter, Dennis Cook, Turk Wendell and John Franco held the Cardinals scoreless the rest of the way as well to secure the win.
Mark McGwire just missed bashing his 47 homer of the season when he turned on an inside fastball in the first inning, yanking it foul down the LF line by about 6 feet. He walked during that at-bat, then struck out three times in a row, including against Wendell when he represented the tying run with a man on base in the 8th. Leiter also saved a run in the 7th when he blindly caught a screaming liner off the bat of Fernando Tatis with a runner on 2nd and no one out. You could see him mouthing the words "I didn't even see it" after he made the catch. He then struck out the next two batters to get out of the jam.
Speaking of Tatis, he made his first appearance as a pro at shortstop in this game. Also, this was Tom Pagnozzi's last career start. He had been with the Cardinals since 1987 and would be released in 6 days. Meanwhile, the Mets acquired Jermaine Allensworth from the Royals for cash on this day. Seemed like a nice under-the-radar move to shore up what had become a lefty-heavy OF since Butch Huskey went down with injury.
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