On June 21, 1999, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros with a final score of 5–3 at Busch Stadium II in St. Louis.

Game Summary

The game featured a matchup between starting pitchers Kent Bottenfield (Cardinals) and Sean Bergman (Astros). Bottenfield earned his 11th win of the season, while Bergman took the loss. Ricky Bottalico secured his 10th save of the year for St. Louis.

Notably, this game is remembered for Mark McGwire hitting his 479th career home run.