St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
April 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 13

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 3 1 1 0
  Borders c 1 0 0 0
Clayton ss 2 0 0 1
  Urbani ph 1 0 0 0
Mabry rf 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Lankford ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 3 1 2 1
Bell 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Sheaffer c,3b 3 1 1 1
Bradshaw cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Busby p 2 0 1 0
  Mejia cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 2 1 4
Blauser ss 2 2 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 2 4 4
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 1
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Justice rf 3 0 0 0
  Smith rf 2 0 0 0
Klesko lf 2 3 2 1
  Walton ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 5 0 0 0
Perez c 4 3 2 2
Schmidt p 2 1 0 0
  Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Houston 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 13 10 12
St. Louis 011 100 000363
Atlanta 254 200 00x13101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (0-1) 4.0 9 13 8 4 4
  Fossas   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Bailey   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
10
13
8
6
9
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt  W (1-0) 5.0 6 3 3 3 8
  Bielecki   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Borbon   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wohlers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
10

  E–Gant (1), Bell (1), Busby (1), McGriff (1).  2B–St. Louis Alicea (3,off Schmidt); Sheaffer (1,off Schmidt); Sweeney (1,off Schmidt), Atlanta McGriff (1,off Busby); Perez (1,off Busby).  3B–Atlanta C Jones (1,off Busby).  HR–Atlanta C Jones (1,1st inning off Busby 1 on, 1 out); Grissom (2,2nd inning off Busby 3 on, 1 out); Klesko (3,3rd inning off Busby 0 on, 0 out); Perez (1,4th inning off Busby 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Clayton (2,off Schmidt).  SH–Schmidt (1,off Busby).  HBP–Perez (1,by Busby).  WP–Schmidt (1).  HBP–Busby (1,Perez).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:50.  A–28,498.
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