San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier cf 5 0 0 0
Lampkin c 5 4 3 1
Bonds lf 5 2 3 2
Williams 3b 2 0 2 2
Carreon 1b 6 1 1 3
Hill rf 4 0 1 1
  Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Dewey p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 3 1 1 0
  Scarsone 2b 2 0 1 1
Aurilia ss 5 1 2 0
Gardner p 3 1 1 0
  Benard rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 15 10
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 1 1 0
Jordan rf 5 0 1 0
Lankford cf 4 0 1 0
McGee lf 4 1 0 0
Mabry 1b 2 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 1 1 4
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 4 1 1 0
Bell 3b 3 1 1 0
Alicea 2b 2 1 0 0
Benes p 1 0 0 0
  Sweeney 1b 0 1 0 0
  Sheaffer ph,1b 2 0 1 2
Totals 34 7 7 6
San Francisco 012 014 01110151
St. Louis 000 007 000771
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (3-1) 5.2 4 6 0 2 8
  Juden   0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Creek   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Dewey   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Beck  SV (7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
7
1
4
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (1-5) 5.2 9 7 7 3 5
  Bailey   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Fossas   1.0 0 1 0 2 1
  Mathews   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Eckersley   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
10
9
7
6

  E–Scarsone (3), McGee (2).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Hill (5,off Andy Benes); Bonds 2 (6,off Andy Benes 2); Lampkin (2,off Andy Benes).  3B–St. Louis Lankford (2,off Gardner).  HR–St. Louis Gant (6,6th inning off Gardner 3 on, 2 out).  SF–M Williams (3,off Eckersley).  IBB–M Williams 2 (5,by Andy Benes 2).  WP–Andy Benes (1).  IBB–Andy Benes 2 (2,M Williams 2).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:27.  A–22,517.
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