Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 28, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The Colorado Rockies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 1 2
Burks lf 4 0 2 1
Bichette rf 4 1 1 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
Walker cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 1 2
Castilla 3b 4 1 1 0
Reed c 3 0 2 1
  McCracken pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Weiss ss 3 1 1 0
Freeman p 1 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Owens ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney lf 4 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 0 0 0 0
  Mejia pr 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 5 0 2 1
Jordan rf 5 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 2 2 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 0
Mabry 1b 4 1 1 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 1 2
Bell 2b 3 0 1 1
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph,lf 2 1 2 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Colorado 000 300 003693
St. Louis 010 300 0015101
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman   6.0 5 4 2 0 7
  Leskanic   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Painter  W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Ruffin   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Holmes  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
1
11
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   7.0 7 3 3 3 7
  Mathews  L (1-2) 1.1 1 3 3 2 1
  Bailey   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
8

  E–Castilla (5), J Reed (4), Weiss (10), Jordan (2).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Colorado Bichette (11,off Alan Benes); Castilla (14,off Alan Benes); Burks (13,off Bailey), St. Louis McGee (9,off Ruffin).  HR–Colorado Galarraga (12,4th inning off Alan Benes 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Freeman (2,off Alan Benes).  SF–Bell (1,off Freeman).  HBP–Gaetti (2,by Freeman).  SB–Burks (6,2nd base off Alan Benes/Pagnozzi); Lankford 3 (9,2nd base off Freeman/J Reed 2,3rd base off Freeman/J Reed); Smith (1,2nd base off Freeman/J Reed).  CS–Mejia (2,Home by Holmes/Owens).  WP–Freeman (4), Mathews (1).  HBP–Freeman (3,Gaetti).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:15.  A–26,913.
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