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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

1996-07-16 Β· Night game Β· Cinergy Field Β· Att: 23370 Β· 88Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 10 mph to CF Β· 3:02

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 5th. Donovan Osborne earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Ron Gant went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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SLN000020210513
CIN11001000148

W: Donovan Osborne   L: Jeff Shaw   SV: Dennis Eckersley

Umpires β€” HP: Jim Quick Β· 1B: Dana DeMuth Β· 2B: Gary Darling Β· 3B: Charlie Reliford Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Royce Clayton412011
Ray Lankford511102
Ron Gant423110
Willie McGee311011
Tom Pagnozzi501201
Gary Gaetti503100
Danny Sheaffer301000
Mike Gallego501001
Donovan Osborne200002
Brian Jordan000010
Mark Sweeney100000
John Mabry100000

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eric Owens311001
Bret Boone401111
Barry Larkin300010
Reggie Sanders401002
Eric Davis401001
Chris Sabo301000
Eduardo Perez211110
Joe Oliver110020
John Smiley100000
Thomas Howard100000
Lenny Harris201000
Jeff Branson100000
Eric Anthony111100
Ed Taubensee100000
Willie Greene100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Donovan Osborne6.0644
Mark Petkovsek2.0010
Dennis Eckersley1.0201

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Smiley5.1826
Hector Carrasco0.2010
Jeff Shaw1.1512
Scott Service1.2000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Royce Clayton: S7/G56
  • Ray Lankford: K
  • Ron Gant: S8/F8LS.1-2
  • Willie McGee: 13/G56S.2-3;1-2
  • Tom Pagnozzi: K

Bot 1

  • Eric Owens: S3/G34/R1
  • Bret Boone: SB2.1-H(E3/TH)(E2)(NR)(UR)
  • Bret Boone: 6/L6
  • Barry Larkin: W
  • Reggie Sanders: CS2(24)
  • Reggie Sanders: K

Top 2

  • Gary Gaetti: D9/F89D
  • Danny Sheaffer: S5/G15.2-3
  • Mike Gallego: 16(1)/FO/G15.B-1
  • Donovan Osborne: K/C
  • Royce Clayton: 9/L9M

Bot 2

  • Eric Davis: K
  • Chris Sabo: 7/F7M
  • Eduardo Perez: HR/F8RXD.B-H
  • Joe Oliver: W
  • John Smiley: 43/G4

Top 3

  • Ray Lankford: K
  • Ron Gant: 8/F8LM
  • Willie McGee: W
  • Tom Pagnozzi: 53/G5

Bot 3

  • Eric Owens: K
  • Bret Boone: 9/F9D
  • Barry Larkin: 63/G56

Top 4

  • Gary Gaetti: D7/G6M/R4
  • Danny Sheaffer: 63/G6
  • Mike Gallego: 4/P4D
  • Donovan Osborne: K

Bot 4

  • Reggie Sanders: K
  • Eric Davis: 7/F78D
  • Chris Sabo: S9/G34
  • Eduardo Perez: 2/P2L

Top 5

  • Royce Clayton: S9/G56
  • Ray Lankford: T8/L89S.1-H
  • Ron Gant: W
  • Willie McGee: K/C
  • Tom Pagnozzi: FC6/G6M.3-H;1-2(E4);B-1
  • Gary Gaetti: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.2-3;B-1
  • Danny Sheaffer: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

  • Joe Oliver: W
  • John Smiley: 23/SH/BG2R.1-2
  • Eric Owens: 8/F8LXD/R5.2-3
  • Bret Boone: S6/L6.3-H
  • Barry Larkin: 6/P6M

Top 6

  • Mike Gallego: S8/G4M
  • Donovan Osborne: 54/SH/BG25.1-2
  • Royce Clayton: W
  • Ray Lankford: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

  • Reggie Sanders: D7/L78S
  • Eric Davis: S5/G56S.2-3
  • Chris Sabo: 53/G56S.1-2
  • Eduardo Perez: I
  • Joe Oliver: 2/P2LF
  • Thomas Howard: 8/L8RD

Top 7

  • Ron Gant: S7/L7S
  • Willie McGee: HP.1-2
  • Tom Pagnozzi: S8/L6D.2-H;1-3
  • Gary Gaetti: S6/G6M.3-H;1-2
  • Danny Sheaffer: 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
  • Mike Gallego: K
  • Brian Jordan: I
  • Royce Clayton: K

Bot 7

  • Lenny Harris: 43/G4
  • Bret Boone: W
  • Barry Larkin: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 8

  • Ray Lankford: 5/L5
  • Ron Gant: HR/F7D.B-H
  • Willie McGee: S7/L56
  • Tom Pagnozzi: 7/F7LM
  • Gary Gaetti: 7/F7S

Bot 8

  • Reggie Sanders: 3/P3SF
  • Eric Davis: 8/L8RD
  • Jeff Branson: 43/G4

Top 9

  • Mark Sweeney: 13/G13S
  • Mike Gallego: 63/G56
  • John Mabry: 53/G5

Bot 9

  • Eric Anthony: HR/L9LD.B-H
  • Ed Taubensee: 3/L3
  • Willie Greene: 3/L3
  • Lenny Harris: S4/G4M/R3
  • Bret Boone: K