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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 12, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 12, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 12, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 12, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Benes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 38,918 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Joe West 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Jerry Layne |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
John Mabry | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Tom Pagnozzi | Catcher |
Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
Andy Benes | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 12, 1996
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Trachsel
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Trachsel
Gant strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Benes
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Benes
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Trachsel
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hernandez. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mabry vs. Trachsel
Mabry hits a line drive into right field. Sosa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sosa. Jordan scores. Mabry moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to home to get Mabry. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagnozzi vs. Trachsel
Pagnozzi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Pagnozzi reaches second base with a double. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gallego vs. Trachsel
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gaetti scores. Pagnozzi moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Benes vs. Trachsel
Benes strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clayton vs. Trachsel
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benes
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Lankford throws the ball in to Gaetti who tags Gonzalez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Benes
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Benes
Servais takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Benes
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Trachsel
Trachsel fires to first and picks off Lankford. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Trachsel
Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Trachsel
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Trachsel
Mabry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Trachsel
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Benes
Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Benes
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry juggles the ball. That's an error on Mabry. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Benes
Sandberg hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Benes
Grace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Grace reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Trachsel
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Trachsel
Benes strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Trachsel
Clayton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Trachsel
There goes Clayton. The throw from Servais and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Benes
Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Benes
Servais hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Benes
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Trachsel
Gant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Jordan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Jordan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Mabry vs. Myers
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Myers covering, for the out. Jordan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Myers
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Myers
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Myers
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Benes
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Shumpert strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Benes
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Benes
Sandberg hits a line drive towards first. Mabry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Sturtze
Tanyon Sturtze now pitching.
Benes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Sturtze
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Sturtze
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Sturtze
Gant takes first base on ball four. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jordan vs. Sturtze
Jordan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Sturtze
Mabry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Sturtze
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mabry moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagnozzi vs. Sturtze
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Benes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Benes
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Doug Glanville now playing right field.
Gallego hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Bottenfield
Benes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Bottenfield
Clayton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Benes
Miguel Mejia now playing right field.
Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Benes
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bullett vs. Benes
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Adams
Scott Bullett now playing center field. Terry Adams now pitching.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Adams
Gant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mejia vs. Adams
Mejia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Adams
Mabry hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Adams
Gaetti hits a line drive into right field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Benes
Danny Sheaffer now playing left field. Dave Magadan pinch hits for Terry Adams.
Magadan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Benes
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejia. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Benes
Glanville hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheaffer. Glanville reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Benes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Glanville moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Benes
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops it up and throws to first, with Benes covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wendell
Dave Magadan now playing third base. Turk Wendell now pitching. Leo Gomez now playing first base. Tyler Houston now catching. Ozzie Smith pinch h
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Wendell
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Wendell
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Andy Benes.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Wendell
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first, with Wendell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Eckersley
Mark Sweeney now playing left field. Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Danny Sheaffer now catching. Willie McGee now playing center field.
Houston hits a line drive towards first. Mabry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Eckersley
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Eckersley
Bullett strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/12/1996 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Clayton R, ss 6 0 1 0 McRae B, cf 3 1 0 0 Lankford R, cf 3 2 1 1 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 0 0 0 0 Magadan D, ph-3b 1 1 1 1 Gant R, lf 4 3 2 2 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sheaffer D, lf-c 0 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 1 3 1 Jordan B, rf 4 4 3 3 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Mejia M, rf 1 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 0 1 0 Mabry J, 1b 5 1 4 2 Glanville D, rf 1 0 1 1 Gaetti G, 3b 5 3 3 3 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 0 Pagnozzi T, c 4 0 1 0 Gomez L, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 Smith O, ph 1 0 0 0 Servais S, c 2 0 2 0 Eckersley D, p 0 0 0 0 Houston T, c 1 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 5 0 1 1 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 0 0 Benes A, p 4 0 1 0 Trachsel S, p 1 0 0 0 Sweeney M, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Shumpert T, ph 1 0 0 0 Sturtze T, p 0 0 0 0 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Bullett S, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 13 18 12 35 3 9 3 St.Louis 023 043 010 -- 13 Chicago 001 000 020 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Benes A (W) 8.0 9 3 2 1 2 Eckersley D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trachsel S (L)* 4.0 9 7 6 1 3 Myers R 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 Sturtze T 1.0 4 3 3 2 0 Bottenfield K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Adams T 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Wendell T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- Hernandez J, Sosa S, Mabry J DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 6 2B -- Pagnozzi T, Gonzalez L, Grace M 2, Jordan B, Glanville D HR -- Mabry J, Gaetti G 2, Lankford R, Gant R 2, Jordan B, Magadan D CS -- Clayton R T -- 2:34 A -- 38918
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