Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 5 2 4 0
Martin cf,lf 5 2 2 2
Merced rf 5 1 2 2
Johnson 1b 2 1 2 0
  King ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 0 1
Clark lf 4 0 1 1
  Brumfield cf 0 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
Wagner p 3 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 0 0
  Lieber p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 4 0 1 0
Clayton ss 3 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 2 2 1
Mabry 1b 2 0 1 0
Borders c 3 0 1 1
Stottlemyre p 1 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 201 300 0006130
St. Louis 010 000 100250
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner  W (3-0) 7.0 5 2 2 3 7
  Lieber   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Christiansen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Miceli   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (1-1) 5.0 11 6 6 1 5
  Fossas   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Parrett   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Clark (1,off Stottlemyre); Liriano (2,off Stottlemyre); Kendall (2,off Stottlemyre).  HR–Pittsburgh Martin (4,4th inning off Stottlemyre 1 on, 2 out); Merced (3,4th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Gaetti (2,7th inning off Wagner 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bell (1,off Stottlemyre).  SB–Alicea (1,2nd base off Wagner/Kendall).  CS–Mabry (1,Home by Wagner/Kendall).  WP–Wagner 2 (2).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:40.  A–25,700.
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