Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 26, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 1 2 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 5 2 1 1
McGriff 1b 4 3 3 2
Justice rf 3 0 2 3
Klesko lf 4 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Perez c 4 0 1 0
Belliard ss 4 0 0 0
Avery p 3 0 0 0
  Walton lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 0 1 0
Jordan rf 4 0 1 0
Lankford cf 4 1 2 1
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 1b 3 0 1 0
Borders c 3 0 1 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 1 0
Alicea 2b 4 0 1 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Atlanta 302 010 0006100
St. Louis 000 000 001181
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  W (2-1) 7.0 5 0 0 0 7
  McMichael   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (1-3) 6.1 9 6 6 1 5
  Fossas   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mathews   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
8

  E–Alicea (7).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta McGriff 2 (8,off Andy Benes 2); Lemke (2,off Andy Benes), St. Louis Jordan (5,off Avery).  3B–Atlanta Grissom (2,off Andy Benes).  HR–Atlanta McGriff (4,5th inning off Andy Benes 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Lankford (5,9th inning off McMichael 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gant (2,by Avery).  HBP–Avery (2,Gant).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:43.  A–34,598.
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