Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 29, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 5 1 2 1
Morris 1b 5 0 2 0
Larkin ss 4 2 2 3
  Branson ss 1 0 0 0
Greene 3b 5 1 1 1
Davis lf 5 1 1 0
  Mottola rf 0 0 0 0
Taubensee c 4 1 1 0
Boone 2b 2 0 0 1
Harris rf,lf 3 0 2 0
Lyons p 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 2 0 0 0
  Clayton ss 3 0 1 0
McGee cf 2 0 2 0
  Bradshaw lf 2 0 0 0
Gant lf 2 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 2 0 0 0
Jordan rf 1 0 0 0
  Young 1b 3 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 2 1 2 0
  Mejia pr,cf 2 1 0 0
Mabry 1b,rf 3 1 2 1
DiFelice c 2 0 0 1
  Pagnozzi c 2 0 0 0
Alicea 2b 1 0 0 0
  Gallego 2b 1 0 0 0
Ludwick p 2 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Batchelor p 0 0 0 0
  Lankford ph 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
Cincinnati 000 321 0006111
St. Louis 020 100 000382
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Lyons  W (2-0) 5.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Service   2.0 2 0 0 2 4
  Brantley  SV (44) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Ludwick  L (0-1) 5.0 7 5 5 0 4
  Eckersley   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
  Bailey   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathews   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Batchelor   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
1
7

  E–Goodwin (2), Clayton (15), Gallego (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–St. Louis Gaetti (27,off Lyons); Mabry 2 (30,off Lyons 2).  HR–Cincinnati Larkin 2 (33,4th inning off Ludwick 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Ludwick 1 on, 1 out); Greene (19,4th inning off Ludwick 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Boone (5,off Eckersley).  SF–Boone (9,off Ludwick).  SB–Davis (23,2nd base off Ludwick/Difelice); Goodwin (15,2nd base off Eckersley/Pagnozzi); Mejia (6,2nd base off Lyons/Taubensee).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:47.  A–51,379.
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