St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
May 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 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 4, San Diego Padres 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 1 1 0
Alicea 2b 2 1 0 1
Gant lf 3 2 1 2
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 3 0 1 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Mabry 1b,rf 4 0 1 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 0 0
Sheaffer 3b,1b 3 0 1 0
Stottlemyre p 1 0 0 0
  McGee rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
Finley cf 4 0 1 0
Gwynn T. rf 3 0 1 1
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Reed 2b 4 0 1 0
Bergman p 1 0 0 0
  Gwynn C. ph 1 1 1 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 1 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Newfield ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 3 9 3
St. Louis 201 000 001451
San Diego 000 020 001393
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (2-2) 6.2 7 2 2 2 7
  Fossas   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Eckersley  SV (7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
9
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman  L (2-3) 5.0 5 3 2 2 4
  Worrell   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Florie   2.0 0 1 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
4
2
3
10

  E–Pagnozzi (1), Finley (1), Ausmus 2 (5).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Diego 1.  PB–Pagnozzi (1).  2B–San Diego T Gwynn (7,off Stottlemyre); C Gwynn (1,off Stottlemyre); Finley (7,off Stottlemyre); Lopez (2,off Stottlemyre); Livingstone (2,off Eckersley).  HR–St. Louis Gant (5,1st inning off Bergman 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Alicea (1,off Bergman); T Gwynn (2,off Stottlemyre).  SB–Clayton (8,2nd base off Bergman/Ausmus); Gant (3,2nd base off Florie/Ausmus).  CS–Sheaffer (2,2nd base by Bergman/Ausmus).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:44.  A–44,375.
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