St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 1, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
Lankford cf 4 0 1 1
McGee rf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney lf 4 0 1 0
  Mejia pr 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Mabry 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 1 0
Alicea 2b 3 0 1 0
Osborne p 2 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 4 1 1 0
Doster 2b 4 0 2 1
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Jefferies lf 4 0 1 1
Zeile 1b 4 0 2 0
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0
Martinez rf 4 0 1 0
Stocker ss 2 1 1 0
Springer p 2 0 0 0
  Morandini 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
St. Louis 001 000 000171
Philadelphia 000 020 00x2100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  L (9-7) 6.0 8 2 2 2 2
  Bailey   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
2
2
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Springer  W (3-9) 7.0 6 1 1 0 2
  Ryan  SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
3

  E–Alicea (22).  DP–St. Louis 2.  PB–Pagnozzi (3); Santiago (5).  2B–St. Louis Lankford (23,off Springer), Philadelphia Rolen (1,off Osborne); Doster (5,off Osborne); Stocker (4,off Bailey).  SH–Springer (2,off Osborne).  HBP–Morandini (5,by Bailey).  IBB–Stocker (7,by Osborne).  CS–Mejia (3,2nd base by Ryan/Santiago).  WP–Osborne (4).  HBP–Bailey (1,Morandini).  IBB–Osborne (4,Stocker).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:38.
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