Marlins @ Cardinals
August 16, 1996

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Top 9 R H E
Marlins 2 7 1
Cardinals 6 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Marlins 2 7 1
Cardinals 6 10 0

Kurt Abbott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .333 .319
At Bats 3 222
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 19

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 19
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Busch Stadium - August 16, 1996
Out
Dennis Eckersley
Tom Pagnozzi
John Mabry
Luis Alicea
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Mark Sweeney
Willie McGee
Brian Jordan
Kurt Abbott
Jeff Conine

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Florida Marlins 2 7 1 5
St. Louis Cardinals 6 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Andy Benes
Losing Pitcher Pat Rapp
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gary Gaetti
Attendance 30,507
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Abbott for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Colbrunn strikes out.
Top 9 White strikes out.
Top 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Conine is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Andy Benes. Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Smith reaches second base with a double. Gaetti scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Alicea hits a popup, foul, towards third. Abbott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pagnozzi bunts towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Castillo covering, for the out. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 8 Miguel Batista now pitching. Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Abbott juggles the ball. That's an error on Abbott.
Top 8 Orsulak strikes out.
Top 8 Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Castillo strikes out.
Bottom 7 McGee hits a line drive towards short. Renteria reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Felix Heredia now pitching. Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Billy McMillon pinch hits for Pat Rapp. McMillon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Siddall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Abbott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benes hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of White. Benes reaches second base with a double. McGee scores. Alicea goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Alicea is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Pagnozzi strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes McGee. The throw from Siddall and he is safe. McGee steals second.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Conine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Renteria moves to third.
Top 6 Orsulak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Renteria moves to second.
Top 6 John Mabry now playing first base. Mark Sweeney now playing left field. Renteria hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jordan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Castillo catches it and throws to second with Renteria covering, to double up Clayton.
Bottom 5 Gant strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sweeney takes first base on ball four. Benes moves to third. Clayton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Clayton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benes moves to second.
Bottom 5 Benes takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Castillo. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is out, Alicea applying the tag.
Top 5 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Siddall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alicea for the out.
Bottom 4 Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jordan scores.
Bottom 4 McGee bunts towards the mound. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. Jordan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jordan hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Orsulak. Jordan reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Abbott strikes out.
Top 4 Colbrunn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 White strikes out.
Top 4 Conine strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Rapp covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Joe Orsulak now playing right field. Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sheffield strikes out.
Top 3 Renteria strikes out.
Top 3 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Benes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Alicea hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gaetti tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Pagnozzi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheffield who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple. McGee goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Siddall hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. White scores. Colbrunn moves to third.
Top 2 Abbott strikes out.
Top 2 Colbrunn takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McGee. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Conine hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Castillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sweeney bunts in front of the plate. Siddall fields it and throws to first for the out. Clayton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Clayton hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Clayton reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sheffield strikes out.
Top 1 Renteria strikes out.
Top 1 Castillo bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.