St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
May 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1996 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 1 1 0
Alicea 2b 3 0 1 0
Gant lf 4 0 1 1
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 1 2 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 4 1 1 1
Sheaffer 3b 3 0 2 0
Osborne p 3 0 0 1
  McGee lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Finley cf 4 0 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 2 0
Cianfrocco 3b 4 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 1 2 1
  Livingstone ph 1 0 1 0
Reed 2b 4 0 0 0
Ashby p 2 0 0 0
  Newfield ph 0 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
St. Louis 000 020 010381
San Diego 000 000 100171
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  W (2-2) 7.0 6 1 1 2 1
  Fossas   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  L (3-2) 7.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Bochtler   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Blair   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
5

  E–Sweeney (2), Ausmus (3).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Jordan (6,off Ashby); Clayton (8,off Bochtler), San Diego Finley (6,off Osborne).  HR–San Diego Cedeno (2,7th inning off Osborne 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Alicea (3,off Bochtler).  HBP–Ausmus (2,by Eckersley).  SB–Jordan (2,2nd base off Ashby/Ausmus); Alicea (2,2nd base off Ashby/Ausmus).  CS–Gant (2,2nd base by Bochtler/Ausmus).  HBP–Eckersley (1,Ausmus).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:29.  A–21,335.
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