St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 3 1 0 0
Borders c 3 0 1 0
McGee rf 3 0 1 0
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
Jordan cf 4 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 3 0 1 0
Bell 2b 3 0 0 0
Benes p 3 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 1 0
Eisenreich lf 4 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 3 0 0 0
Whiten rf 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 3 0 0 0
Zuber 1b 4 0 0 0
Stocker ss 0 0 0 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
St. Louis 000 000 001–141
Philadelphia 000 000 000–020
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (3-0) 8.0 2 0 0 4 5
  Eckersley  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
4
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   8.0 3 0 0 1 11
  Bottalico  L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
12
  E–Mabry (1).  SH–Borders (1,off Bottalico); Fernandez (1,off Alan Benes).  HBP–Stocker (4,by Alan Benes).  CS–McGee (1,2nd base by Fernandez/Santiago).  HBP–Alan Benes (1,Stocker).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:46.  A–23,630.
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