Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 4 2 1 0
Mondesi rf 4 1 2 1
Piazza c 5 1 2 3
Karros 1b 3 0 0 1
DeShields 2b 5 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 3 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Fonville ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hollandsworth lf 3 0 1 0
  Busch ph 1 0 1 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
  Bruske p 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 1 0
Nomo p 0 0 0 0
  Castro 3b 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph,3b 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 5 0 2 1
Clayton ss 5 1 1 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 1
McGee rf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney lf 3 2 3 0
Pagnozzi c 2 1 1 2
Mabry 1b 3 1 2 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Petkovsek p 2 0 1 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 1 1
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 13 6
Los Angeles 000 200 1025100
St. Louis 002 002 02x6130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Nomo  L (5-3) 5.0 9 4 4 2 6
  Guthrie   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Eischen   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Bruske   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
3
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Petkovsek  W (2-0) 6.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Mathews   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Honeycutt   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Eckersley  SV (8) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Mondesi (6,off Mathews), St. Louis Alicea (11,off Nomo); Pagnozzi (5,off Nomo); Sweeney (3,off Eischen).  HR–Los Angeles Piazza (9,4th inning off Petkovsek 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Nomo 2 (4,off Petkovsek 2); Mabry (2,off Guthrie); Pagnozzi (1,off Eischen).  SF–Karros (2,off Eckersley).  HBP–Mondesi (1,by Petkovsek).  SB–Clayton 2 (10,2nd base off Nomo/Piazza 2).  CS–Alicea (1,3rd base by Nomo/Piazza).  HBP–Petkovsek (1,Mondesi).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Mark Barron, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:17.  A–38,549.
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