Montreal Expos vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 27, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek ss 4 1 2 0
Lansing 2b 4 0 0 0
Floyd lf 4 0 0 1
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 1b 1 0 0 0
White cf 3 0 0 0
Fletcher c 3 1 1 2
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 3 0 0 0
Dyer p 1 0 0 0
  Manuel p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez ph 1 0 0 0
  Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Spehr c 0 0 0 0
  Santangelo ph 1 0 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 0 0 0
Lankford cf 1 3 0 0
Gant lf 3 2 3 3
Jordan rf 4 0 1 1
Mabry 1b 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 2 0
Alicea 2b 2 1 1 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 7 4
Montreal 020 001 000342
St. Louis 202 101 00x670
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Dyer  L (5-3) 2.0 5 4 4 2 1
  Manuel   2.0 1 1 1 3 1
  Juden   2.0 0 1 0 1 1
  Scott   1.0 1 0 0 3 0
  Veres   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
5
9
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (9-8) 8.0 4 3 3 2 7
  Eckersley  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
8

  E–Fletcher (4), Juden (1).  DP–Montreal 3, St. Louis 2.  2B–Montreal Grudzielanek (23,off Andy Benes), St. Louis Pagnozzi (15,off Scott).  HR–Montreal Fletcher (9,2nd inning off Andy Benes 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Gant (18,1st inning off Dyer 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Andy Benes (6,off Juden).  SB–Lankford 3 (23,2nd base off Dyer/Fletcher 2,2nd base off Manuel/Fletcher); Jordan (15,2nd base off Manuel/Fletcher); Gant (8,2nd base off Manuel/Fletcher); Alicea (6,2nd base off Juden/Fletcher).  CS–Gant (3,2nd base by Scott/Spehr).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:58.  A–44,269.
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