St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 1 2 0
Lankford cf 3 1 1 0
Gant lf 4 1 0 1
Jordan rf 4 0 1 1
Mabry 1b 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Sheaffer c 3 0 0 0
Gallego 2b 3 0 0 0
Morgan p 3 1 1 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 0 0 0
Espinoza 3b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 1 1
Huskey 1b 4 1 2 0
Ochoa rf 3 0 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 1 1
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Isringhausen p 2 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
St. Louis 000 004 000–460
New York 010 010 000–251
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  W (4-4) 6.0 5 2 2 0 4
  Bailey   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Fossas   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Eckersley  SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Isringhausen  L (5-12) 8.0 6 4 2 1 5
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
1
5
  E–Espinoza (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  HR–New York Hundley (33,2nd inning off Morgan 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Lankford (26,2nd base off Isringhausen/Hundley).  CS–Clayton (12,2nd base by Isringhausen/Hundley).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:21.  A–24,595.
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