Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 2 0 0 0
  Bullett cf 1 0 0 0
  Glanville ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Jennings rf 3 0 1 0
  Timmons ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 1 0 1
Gonzalez lf 2 0 0 0
  Gomez ph 1 0 0 0
  Bullinger p 0 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 3 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Servais c 4 1 2 2
Sanchez ss 3 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Trachsel p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Kieschnick ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 1 2 1
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 2 2 1
Jordan rf 2 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 3 0 1 1
Pagnozzi c 4 0 0 1
Alicea 2b 3 0 1 0
Stottlemyre p 2 0 1 1
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 1 0
  Gallego 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Chicago 000 000 111360
St. Louis 001 300 10x5100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  L (12-9) 5.0 5 4 4 2 7
  Bottenfield   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Campbell   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Bullinger   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (13-11) 7.0 4 2 2 3 7
  Fossas   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Eckersley  SV (29) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (27,off Stottlemyre); Jennings (2,off Stottlemyre).  HR–Chicago Servais (11,9th inning off Eckersley 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Clayton (6,3rd inning off Trachsel 0 on, 2 out); Gant (29,7th inning off Campbell 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Stottlemyre (9,off Bottenfield).  SF–Mabry (5,off Trachsel).  HBP–Jordan (7,by Trachsel).  IBB–Alicea (9,by Trachsel).  SB–Clayton (29,2nd base off Trachsel/Servais); Jordan (20,2nd base off Trachsel/Servais).  WP–Trachsel (5).  HBP–Trachsel (7,Jordan).  IBB–Trachsel (3,Alicea).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:56.  A–32,843.
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