Florida Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 27, 1996 Box Score

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

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Florida Marlins 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Arias ss 3 1 0 0
Sheffield rf 4 2 2 2
Conine lf,1b 4 0 1 0
White cf 3 2 1 2
Colbrunn 1b 4 0 1 1
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Abbott 3b 4 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 0 1 1
Hutton p 3 0 1 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 1 2 3
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
McGee lf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 4 0 1 0
Sheaffer c 3 0 1 0
Alicea 2b 3 1 0 0
Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 1 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi ph 1 0 1 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Florida 302 010 000680
St. Louis 000 030 000360
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Hutton  W (2-1) 6.0 4 3 3 2 5
  Hammond   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Nen  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (4-8) 2.1 6 5 5 2 2
  Petkovsek   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Jackson   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bailey   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
2
4

  E–None.  2B–Florida Sheffield (30,off Morgan).  HR–Florida White (11,5th inning off Petkovsek 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Clayton (5,5th inning off Hutton 2 on, 2 out).  SF–White (5,off Morgan).  SB–Castillo (9,2nd base off Morgan/Sheaffer); Sheffield (13,2nd base off Morgan/Sheaffer); Lankford (29,2nd base off Hutton/Zaun).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:30.  A–24,784.
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