St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 0 2 0
Lankford cf 3 3 1 0
  Mejia cf 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 1 0
Jordan rf 4 3 2 4
Mabry 1b 4 0 3 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 1 1
Pagnozzi c 4 1 1 1
Bell 2b 4 0 0 0
Benes p 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 0 2 0
King 1b 4 1 1 1
Merced rf 3 0 2 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Osik c 3 0 0 0
Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Morel p 0 0 0 0
  Wehner ph 1 0 1 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
St. Louis 202 021 0007110
Pittsburgh 000 000 100181
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (6-8) 7.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Mathews   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Fossas   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Parrett   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dessens  L (0-2) 3.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Wilkins   3.0 1 3 2 1 3
  Morel   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Miceli   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
1
7

  E–Osik (2).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (18,off Dessens), Pittsburgh Merced (14,off Fossas).  HR–St. Louis Jordan (9,1st inning off Dessens 1 on, 2 out); Pagnozzi (6,6th inning off Wilkins 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh King (20,7th inning off Andy Benes 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gant (1,off Dessens).  SF–Gaetti (3,off Dessens).  SB–Lankford 2 (15,2nd base off Dessens/Osik,2nd base off Wilkins/Osik); Martin (19,2nd base off Andy Benes/Pagnozzi); Clark (1,2nd base off Andy Benes/Pagnozzi); Merced (6,2nd base off Andy Benes/Pagnozzi).  CS–Clayton (9,2nd base by Dessens/Osik).  WP–Wilkins 2 (4).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:46.  A–23,321.
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