St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
September 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1996 at 3Com Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 0 2 0
McGee rf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney lf 3 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 0
Mabry 1b 3 0 0 0
  Benes p 0 0 0 0
  Batchelor p 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 1 2 1
Alicea 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson p 2 0 1 1
  Young 1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 3 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 3 2 1 0
Bonds lf 4 2 2 4
Hill rf 4 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
McCarty 1b 4 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 0 2 0
Canizaro 2b 4 0 1 0
Mirabelli c 2 0 0 0
Fernandez p 2 0 1 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Benard rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
St. Louis 000 011 0002100
San Francisco 200 000 02x490
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   5.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Benes  L (13-9) 2.2 5 2 2 1 1
  Batchelor   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   6.1 9 2 2 3 2
  Poole   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Scott  W (5-7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Beck  SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–St. Louis Alicea (22,off Fernandez).  3B–St. Louis Lankford (7,off Fernandez).  HR–San Francisco Bonds 2 (39,1st inning off Jackson 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Alan Benes 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Smith (7,off Fernandez); Alan Benes (5,off Scott).  CS–Canizaro (2,2nd base by Jackson/Pagnozzi).  WP–Alan Benes (3), Poole (1).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:54.  A–9,673.
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