St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 0 1 0
Lankford cf 3 0 0 0
  Mejia ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 2 0 0 0
Jordan rf 3 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Sheaffer c 3 1 1 0
Alicea 2b 2 0 1 2
Morgan p 1 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 2 3 0
Martin lf 4 2 3 1
King 1b 4 2 2 2
Merced rf 4 1 1 1
Hayes 3b 3 1 1 3
  Wehner ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Kingery cf 4 0 2 1
Bell ss 4 0 2 0
Osik c 4 0 0 0
Miceli p 1 0 0 0
  Lieber p 2 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordova p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
St. Louis 001 010 000240
Pittsburgh 300 050 00x8140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (2-3) 4.1 12 8 8 0 4
  Mathews   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Parrett   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Eckersley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
0
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Miceli   4.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Lieber  W (2-2) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Plesac   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Cordova   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
8

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Sheaffer (1).  2B–St. Louis Gaetti (11,off Lieber), Pittsburgh Kingery (6,off Morgan); Martin (17,off Mathews).  3B–St. Louis Sheaffer (2,off Miceli), Pittsburgh Garcia (3,off Morgan); Hayes (2,off Morgan); Kingery (2,off Parrett).  HR–Pittsburgh King (21,1st inning off Morgan 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Morgan (6,off Lieber).  SF–Alicea (3,off Miceli).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:06.  A–16,255.
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