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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

1996-08-03 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 28594 · 75°F, night, dry · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:59

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–4. New York Mets put up 4 in the 3rd. Pete Harnisch earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. Gary Gaetti went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	6
NYN	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		5	6

W: Pete Harnisch L: Alan Benes SV: John Franco

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Randy Marsh · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ozzie Smith	5	1	1	0	0	1
Ray Lankford	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ron Gant	3	0	0	0	1	0
Brian Jordan	4	1	1	1	0	2
Willie McGee	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gary Gaetti	3	1	1	3	1	1
Danny Sheaffer	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Gallego	3	0	1	0	1	1
Alan Benes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Sweeney	0	0	0	0	1	0
John Mabry	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Alicea	0	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	1	2	0	0	1
Alvaro Espinoza	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bernard Gilkey	2	1	0	0	2	1
Todd Hundley	3	2	1	1	1	1
Butch Huskey	3	1	1	2	1	0
Alex Ochoa	4	0	0	1	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	3	0	1	1	1	1
Rey Ordonez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Harnisch	3	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alan Benes	4.0	6	4	2
Mark Petkovsek	2.0	0	1	1
T. J. Mathews	2.0	0	1	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Harnisch	7.1	5	3	7
Jerry Dipoto	0.1	0	2	1
John Franco	1.1	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ozzie Smith: 8/F8RXD
Ray Lankford: S9/G34/R6
Ron Gant: 7/F7M
Brian Jordan: SB2
Brian Jordan: K

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: K
Alvaro Espinoza: S8/L8LS/R6
Bernard Gilkey: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 2

Willie McGee: 3/G3
Gary Gaetti: K
Danny Sheaffer: K

Bot 2

Todd Hundley: HR/F9D
Butch Huskey: W
Alex Ochoa: 6/P5DF
Edgardo Alfonzo: W.1-2
Rey Ordonez: 23/G2R.2-3;1-2
Pete Harnisch: 13/G3S

Top 3

Mike Gallego: 63/G6
Alan Benes: 63/G6M
Ozzie Smith: 8/F8RM

Bot 3

Lance Johnson: D9/L89D/R4
Alvaro Espinoza: W
Bernard Gilkey: 36(1)/FO/G34S.2-3
Todd Hundley: W.1-2
Butch Huskey: S9/L89M/R4.3-H;2-H;1-3
Alex Ochoa: 43/G4MS.3-H;1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/L4D.2-H;BX2(93636)

Top 4

Ray Lankford: S7/L7LS/R4
Ron Gant: SB2
Ron Gant: 3/P3DF
Brian Jordan: S8/L8LS/R3.2-H
Willie McGee: 7/F7LS
Gary Gaetti: HR/F7D.1-H
Danny Sheaffer: K

Bot 4

Rey Ordonez: 8/F8LS
Pete Harnisch: 9/F9LMF
Lance Johnson: S7/L7LS/R4
Alvaro Espinoza: SB2
Alvaro Espinoza: 8/F78XD

Top 5

Mike Gallego: K
Mark Sweeney: W
Ozzie Smith: K
Ray Lankford: 8/F8LM

Bot 5

Bernard Gilkey: W
Todd Hundley: K
Butch Huskey: 53/G5.1-2
Alex Ochoa: 53/G5L

Top 6

Ron Gant: 3/P3F
Brian Jordan: 53/G5
Willie McGee: 3/G3L

Bot 6

Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F9LD
Rey Ordonez: 53/G56S
Pete Harnisch: 53/G56S

Top 7

Gary Gaetti: 9/F89XD
Danny Sheaffer: 63/G6M
Mike Gallego: W
John Mabry: K

Bot 7

Lance Johnson: 7/F7LM
Alvaro Espinoza: 8/L78M
Bernard Gilkey: W
Todd Hundley: 9/F89XD

Top 8

Ozzie Smith: S7/F56/R4
Ray Lankford: 7/F78S/R3
Ron Gant: W.1-2
Brian Jordan: K
Willie McGee: W.2-3;1-2
Gary Gaetti: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Danny Sheaffer: 43/G4M

Bot 8

Butch Huskey: 9/F9LM
Alex Ochoa: 5/P6S
Edgardo Alfonzo: K

Top 9

Mike Gallego: S7/G56/R4
Luis Alicea: 54/SH/BG25.1-2
Ozzie Smith: 4/L4/R6
Ray Lankford: K