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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 3, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 3, 1996 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Benes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Harnisch |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,594 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Kerwin Danley 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Brian Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Willie McGee | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Danny Sheaffer | Catcher |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Alan Benes | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Alvaro Espinoza | Third Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Butch Huskey | First Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Pete Harnisch | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 3, 1996
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harnisch
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Harnisch
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Harnisch
Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Harnisch
There goes Lankford. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Lankford steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Harnisch
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Benes
Espinoza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Benes
Gilkey strikes out. There goes Espinoza. The throw from Sheaffer to second, and Espinoza is out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Harnisch
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Harnisch
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Harnisch
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Benes
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Benes
Huskey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Benes
Ochoa hits a popup, foul, towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Benes
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Benes
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sheaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to third. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Harnisch vs. Benes
Harnisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Harnisch
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Harnisch
Benes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harnisch
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Espinoza vs. Benes
Espinoza takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Benes
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGee fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Hundley vs. Benes
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Gilkey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Huskey vs. Benes
Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Gilkey scores. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ochoa vs. Benes
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hundley scores. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Benes
Alfonzo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jordan throws the ball in to Smith who tags Alfonzo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Huskey scores. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Harnisch
Lankford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Harnisch
There goes Lankford. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Lankford steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gant vs. Harnisch
Gant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Huskey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Harnisch
Jordan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lankford scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Harnisch
McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Harnisch
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Harnisch
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Benes
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harnisch vs. Benes
Harnisch hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Espinoza vs. Benes
There goes Johnson. The throw from Sheaffer and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Espinoza vs. Benes
Espinoza hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Harnisch
Gallego strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Harnisch
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes.
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Harnisch
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Harnisch
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Petkovsek
Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Petkovsek
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Petkovsek
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilkey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Petkovsek
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Harnisch
Gant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Huskey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Harnisch
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Harnisch
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Petkovsek
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Petkovsek
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harnisch vs. Petkovsek
Harnisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Harnisch
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Harnisch
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Harnisch
Gallego takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Harnisch
John Mabry pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek.
Mabry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Mathews
Espinoza hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Mathews
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Mathews
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harnisch
Smith hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Harnisch
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Harnisch
Gant takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jordan vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. DiPoto
McGee takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. DiPoto
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Gant moves to third. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Sheaffer vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Mathews
Huskey hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Mathews
Ochoa hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Mathews
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Franco
Gallego hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Franco
Luis Alicea pinch hits for T.J. Mathews.
Alicea bunts towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Franco
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Franco
Lankford strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1996 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Smith O, ss 5 1 1 0 Johnson L, cf 4 1 2 0
Lankford R, cf 5 1 2 0 Espinoza A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gant R, lf 3 0 0 0 Gilkey B, lf 2 1 0 0
Jordan B, rf 4 1 1 1 Hundley T, c 3 2 1 1
McGee W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Huskey B, 1b 3 1 1 2
Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 1 3 Ochoa A, rf 4 0 0 1
Sheaffer D, c 4 0 0 0 Alfonzo E, 2b 3 0 1 1
Gallego M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ordonez R, ss 3 0 0 0
Benes A, p 1 0 0 0 Harnisch P, p 3 0 0 0
Sweeney M, ph 0 0 0 0 DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0
Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0
Mabry J, ph 1 0 0 0
Mathews T, p 0 0 0 0
Alicea L, ph 0 0 0 0
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32 4 6 4 28 5 6 5
St.Louis 000 300 010 -- 4
New York 014 000 00x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A (L) 4.0 6 5 5 4 2
Petkovsek M 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Mathews T 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch P (W) 7.1 5 4 4 3 7
DiPoto J 0.1 0 0 0 2 1
Franco J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 5
2B -- Johnson L
HR -- Hundley T, Gaetti G
SB -- Lankford R 2, Johnson L
CS -- Espinoza A
SH -- Alicea L
T -- 2:59
A -- 28594
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