St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
April 6, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 4 1 2 0
Clayton ss 5 1 1 1
Lankford cf 6 0 0 0
Gant lf 3 0 0 1
McGee rf 4 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 5 0 1 0
Borders c 5 0 2 0
  Mejia pr 0 1 0 0
  Sheaffer c 0 0 0 0
Benes p 3 0 1 0
  Bradshaw rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 0 0
Blauser ss 6 0 0 0
Jones 3b 5 0 2 0
McGriff 1b 5 0 0 0
Justice rf 5 2 2 1
Klesko lf 2 0 1 0
  Walton ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Lopez c 5 0 1 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 1
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
Maddux p 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 2 7 2
St. Louis 200 000 000 001371
Atlanta 000 100 001 000271
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   8.0 4 2 2 2 5
  Fossas   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   2.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Parrett  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 5
Totals
12.0
7
2
2
5
14
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux   9.0 5 2 0 0 6
  McMichael   2.0 1 0 0 3 0
  Clontz  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
12.0
7
3
1
4
6

  E–Andy Benes (1), Blauser (3).  2B–St. Louis Alicea (2,off Maddux); Borders (2,off McMichael).  HR–Atlanta Justice (1,4th inning off Andy Benes 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bradshaw (1,off Clontz).  SF–Gant (2,off Maddux); Clayton (1,off Clontz).  IBB–Gaetti (1,by McMichael).  SB–Mejia (1,3rd base off Clontz/Lopez).  BK–McMichael (1).  IBB–McMichael (1,Gaetti).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–3:28.  A–34,649.
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