San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 9, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 4 2 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 1 1 0
Hill rf 5 1 3 0
Bonds lf 5 1 3 3
Wilkins c 5 1 1 1
Batiste 3b 4 1 2 1
  Mueller 3b 1 0 0 0
Wilson 1b 5 1 3 1
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Scarsone 2b 3 0 1 1
Fernandez p 4 0 1 1
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  McCarty 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 16 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 3 3 1 2
Lankford cf 4 0 2 0
Gant lf 5 0 0 0
McGee rf 5 2 3 2
Mabry 1b 5 0 3 2
Gaetti 3b 5 0 2 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 1 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
Gallego 2b 3 0 0 0
  Alicea ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Morgan p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Clayton ph 1 1 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
San Francisco 104 120 0008162
St. Louis 201 000 1206130
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (5-12) 6.2 9 4 3 2 4
  Bautista   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Poole   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Beck  SV (23) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (4-5) 3.0 9 5 5 1 2
  Jackson   1.2 7 3 3 1 2
  Fossas   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Bailey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
3
7

  E–Batiste 2 (8).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–San Francisco Batiste (3,off Jackson).  HR–St. Louis McGee (4,1st inning off Fernandez 1 on, 2 out); Smith (1,8th inning off Bautista 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Jackson (1,off Fernandez).  HBP–Smith (1,by Fernandez).  SB–Benard (17,2nd base off Morgan/Pagnozzi).  WP–Morgan (2).  HBP–Fernandez (10,Smith).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Scott Potter.  T–3:17.  A–30,118.
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