Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 24, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 3 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 1
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Klesko lf 4 1 1 1
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Whiten rf 3 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 2 4 1
Giovanola ss 2 1 1 1
  Belliard ss 1 0 0 0
Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Dye lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 1 1 0
Lankford cf 3 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 1 0
Sheaffer c 2 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 3 0 0 0
Gallego 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Alicea ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 0
Atlanta 001 021 000471
St. Louis 100 000 000120
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wade  W (3-0) 5.0 2 1 0 2 8
  Clontz   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  McMichael  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
2
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (10-6) 6.0 6 4 4 4 0
  Bailey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fossas   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Eckersley   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
2

  E–C Jones (12).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Lopez (13,off Alan Benes), St. Louis Gaetti (17,off Wade).  HR–Atlanta Lopez (16,3rd inning off Alan Benes 0 on, 0 out); Klesko (27,6th inning off Alan Benes 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wade (1,off Alan Benes); Clontz (1,off Bailey).  CS–Whiten (6,2nd base by Alan Benes/Sheaffer).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:22.  A–35,411.
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