Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 19, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 2 0 1 0
  Glanville cf 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 2 0 0 0
  Fermin 2b 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
  Houston 1b 1 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 0 0
  Magadan 3b 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Gomez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sturtze p 0 0 0 0
Servais c 2 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 1
Castillo p 2 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Bullett rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 2 3 0
Lankford cf 4 2 3 1
  Alicea ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Gant lf 3 1 1 1
  Parrett p 1 0 0 0
Jordan rf 2 1 0 2
  McGee 1b 0 0 0 0
Mabry 1b,rf 4 1 2 2
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 2
Sheaffer c 4 1 1 1
Gallego 2b 3 1 1 0
  Mejia ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 13 9
Chicago 000 010 000130
St. Louis 200 151 00x9130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (3-12) 4.1 6 5 5 1 6
  Telemaco   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Adams   1.2 3 1 1 0 2
  Sturtze   2.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
3
11
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (10-5) 5.0 3 1 1 1 8
  Petkovsek   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Parrett   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
10

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (21,off Castillo); Smith (4,off Castillo); Gaetti (16,off Adams); Mabry (19,off Sturtze).  HR–Chicago Hernandez (5,5th inning off Alan Benes 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Sheaffer (2,4th inning off Castillo 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Servais (10,by Alan Benes); Petkovsek (1,by Adams).  SF–Jordan (6,off Castillo).  CS–McRae (4,2nd base by Alan Benes/Sheaffer); Sandberg (5,2nd base by Alan Benes/Sheaffer).  WP–Adams (2).  HBP–Adams (1,Petkovsek); Alan Benes (4,Servais).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:33.  A–45,336.
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