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Padres
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 8, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres, played on September 8, 1996 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 8, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 8, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fernando Valenzuela |
Home Starting Pitcher | Todd Stottlemyre |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 30,897 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Ron Barnes 2B: Bill Hohn 3B: Ed Rapuano |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
John Flaherty | Catcher |
Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
Fernando Valenzuela | Pitcher |
Bruce Bochy | Manager |
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 |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
John Mabry | First Baseman |
Tom Pagnozzi | Catcher |
Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
Todd Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 8, 1996
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Stottlemyre
Gwynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stottlemyre
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Stottlemyre
Finley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Valenzuela
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Valenzuela
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Valenzuela
Gant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Stottlemyre
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Stottlemyre
Vaughn hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Stottlemyre
Joyner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Stottlemyre
Flaherty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Valenzuela
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Valenzuela
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Valenzuela
Mabry strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stottlemyre
Reed hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valenzuela vs. Stottlemyre
Valenzuela strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Stottlemyre
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Valenzuela
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Valenzuela
Alicea hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Valenzuela
Stottlemyre bunts towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Valenzuela
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stottlemyre
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Stottlemyre
Finley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry juggles the ball. That's an error on Mabry. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Stottlemyre
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. Finley moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Stottlemyre
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. Finley moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joyner vs. Stottlemyre
Joyner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Valenzuela
Lankford bunts towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Valenzuela
Gant hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Valenzuela
Jordan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Valenzuela
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. Gant moves to third. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mabry vs. Valenzuela
Mabry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gant scores. Jordan scores. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagnozzi vs. Valenzuela
Pagnozzi takes first base on ball four. Gaetti moves to third. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alicea vs. Valenzuela
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Stottlemyre
Flaherty hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stottlemyre
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valenzuela vs. Stottlemyre
Valenzuela bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gwynn vs. Stottlemyre
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Valenzuela
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stottlemyre for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Valenzuela
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Valenzuela
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Valenzuela
Valenzuela fires to first and has Lankford trapped. There's the throw to Reed who tags Lankford for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stottlemyre
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mabry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Stottlemyre
Finley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Stottlemyre
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. Finley moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Stottlemyre
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Finley scores. Caminiti moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Joyner vs. Stottlemyre
Joyner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Stottlemyre
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stottlemyre
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Valenzuela
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Valenzuela
Jordan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Finley. Jordan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Valenzuela
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mabry vs. Valenzuela
Mabry hits a line drive towards third. Caminiti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valenzuela vs. Stottlemyre
Valenzuela strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Stottlemyre
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Stottlemyre
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Stottlemyre
Finley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Valenzuela
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Valenzuela
Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Valenzuela
Willie McGee pinch hits for Todd Stottlemyre.
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Bailey
Cory Bailey now pitching.
Caminiti hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Bailey
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joyner vs. Jackson
Danny Jackson now pitching.
Joyner hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Jackson
Flaherty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughn moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reed vs. Jackson
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Bochtler
Doug Bochtler now pitching.
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Bochtler
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Bochtler
Gant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jackson
Rickey Henderson pinch hits for Doug Bochtler.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gwynn vs. Jackson
Gwynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Gwynn reaches second base with a double. Jordan throws the ball in to Pagnozzi who tags Gwynn trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Henderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jackson
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Jackson
Finley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Gaetti. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Jackson
Finley strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Jackson
Caminiti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Caminiti reaches second base with a double. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vaughn vs. Jackson
Vaughn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joyner vs. Jackson
Joyner hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman now pitching. Doug Dascenzo now playing right field.
Jordan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Hoffman
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Hoffman
Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Hoffman
Pagnozzi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Hoffman
Alicea strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/8/1996 -- San Diego at St.Louis (D) San Diego AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Gwynn T, rf 5 0 2 1 Clayton R, ss 4 0 0 0 Hoffman T, p 0 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 3 0 0 0 Gomez C, ss 5 0 1 0 Gant R, lf 4 1 1 0 Finley S, cf 4 1 0 0 Jordan B, rf 4 2 3 0 Caminiti K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 1 2 Vaughn G, lf 3 1 1 1 Mabry J, 1b 4 0 1 2 Joyner W, 1b 5 1 2 3 Pagnozzi T, c 3 0 0 0 Flaherty J, c 4 0 1 0 Alicea L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Reed J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stottlemyre T, p 1 0 0 0 Valenzuela F, p 2 0 0 0 McGee W, ph 1 0 0 0 Bochtler D, p 0 0 0 0 Bailey C, p 0 0 0 0 Henderson R, ph 0 1 0 0 Jackson D, p 0 0 0 0 Dascenzo D, rf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 9 5 30 4 7 4 San Diego 000 004 001 -- 5 St.Louis 000 200 002 -- 4 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Valenzuela F (W) 7.0 5 2 2 4 2 Bochtler D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoffman T (S) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre T (L) 7.0 5 4 4 3 7 Bailey C 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Jackson D 1.2 4 1 1 2 2 E -- Mabry J, Gaetti G DP -- San Diego 2 LOB -- San Diego 10, St.Louis 4 2B -- Jordan B, Gwynn T, Caminiti K HR -- Joyner W, Gaetti G CS -- Lankford R SH -- Stottlemyre T, Valenzuela F T -- 2:50 A -- 30897
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