San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 8

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn rf 3 1 1 0
Gomez ss 3 0 2 0
Finley cf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 2
Vaughn lf 4 0 1 1
Flaherty c 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 3 0 0 0
Reed 2b 2 0 0 0
  Shipley ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Ashby p 1 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 0 1 0 0
  Bergman p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum ph 1 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 1 2 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 1
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 1 2 1
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 1
Mabry 1b 3 1 0 0
Pagnozzi c 4 1 2 1
Alicea 2b 3 1 1 0
Osborne p 3 1 1 4
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0
  Batchelor p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
San Diego 010 002 000350
St. Louis 000 051 20x8100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  L (8-4) 5.0 5 5 5 2 3
  Bergman   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Veras   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Osuna   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Worrell   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Walker   0.2 0 0 0 3 1
  Oquist   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  W (12-8) 7.1 5 3 3 3 5
  Mathews   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Batchelor   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Fossas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
6

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Jordan 2 (34,off Ashby,off Worrell); Smith (8,off Veras); Lankford (33,off Osuna).  HR–San Diego Caminiti (32,2nd inning off Osborne 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Osborne (1,5th inning off Ashby 3 on, 1 out); Gaetti (19,6th inning off Bergman 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Caminiti (10,off Osborne).  SH–Gaetti (2,off Ashby).  CS–Smith (4,2nd base by Ashby/Flaherty).  WP–Osuna (1).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Ron Barnes, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:50.  A–42,846.
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