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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 19, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 19, 1996 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 19, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alan Benes |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 45,336 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Hirschbeck 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| John Mabry | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Danny Sheaffer | Catcher |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Alan Benes | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 19, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Benes
McRae bunts towards the mound. Benes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Benes
There goes McRae. The throw from Sheaffer to Gallego and they have McRae trapped. The throw over to Mabry, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Benes
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Benes
There goes Sandberg. The throw from Sheaffer and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Castillo
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Castillo
Lankford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Lankford reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Gant vs. Castillo
Gant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Jordan vs. Castillo
Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lankford tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Castillo
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Castillo
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Benes
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Benes
Servais is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Benes
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Castillo
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Castillo
Gallego hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Castillo
Benes strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Benes
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Benes
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Benes
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Castillo
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Castillo
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Castillo covering, for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Castillo
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Jordan vs. Castillo
Jordan hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benes
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Benes
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Castillo
Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Castillo
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Castillo
Sheaffer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Castillo
Gallego strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Benes
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Benes
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Benes
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Benes
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Castillo
Benes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Castillo
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Castillo
Lankford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Telemaco
Amaury Telemaco now pitching.
Gant takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Jordan vs. Telemaco
Jordan takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Lankford moves to third. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Mabry vs. Telemaco
Mabry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lankford scores. Gant scores. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Gomez who tags Gaetti trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jordan scores. Mabry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Adams
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Petkovsek
Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Petkovsek
Sandberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sheaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Petkovsek
Grace hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Petkovsek
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Adams
Doug Glanville now playing center field.
Gallego hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Petkovsek vs. Adams
There's a wild pitch. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Petkovsek vs. Adams
Petkovsek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gallego moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lankford vs. Adams
Lankford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gallego scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Adams
Gant strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Petkovsek
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Petkovsek
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Petkovsek
Servais hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Sturtze
Tanyon Sturtze now pitching. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Scott Bullett now playing right field.
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Sturtze
Mabry hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Mabry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Sturtze
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mabry moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sheaffer vs. Sturtze
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Parrett
Jeff Parrett now pitching. Willie McGee now playing first base. John Mabry now playing right field. Mark Sweeney now playing left field.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Parrett
Bullett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bullett for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Parrett
Glanville strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mejia vs. Sturtze
Felix Fermin now playing second base. Tyler Houston now playing first base. Miguel Mejia pinch hits for Mike Gallego.
Mejia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Sturtze
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Houston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sturtze
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Sturtze
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Ray Lankford.
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Parrett vs. Sturtze
Parrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturtze fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. Parrett
Miguel Mejia now playing center field. Luis Alicea now playing second base.
Fermin 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Parrett
Houston hits a line drive into left field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Parrett
Magadan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1996 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 2 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 4 2 3 0
Glanville D, cf 1 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 4 2 3 1
Sandberg R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Alicea L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Fermin F, 2b 1 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 3 1 1 1
Grace M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Parrett J, p 1 0 0 0
Houston T, 1b 1 0 0 0 Jordan B, rf 2 1 0 2
Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 0 McGee W, 1b 0 0 0 0
Magadan D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Mabry J, 1b-rf 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 2
Gomez L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sheaffer D, c 4 1 1 1
Sturtze T, p 0 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 3 1 1 0
Servais S, c 2 0 0 0 Mejia M, ph-cf 1 0 1 0
Hernandez J, ss 3 1 1 1 Benes A, p 2 0 0 0
Castillo F, p 2 0 0 0 Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0
Telemaco A, p 0 0 0 0 Sweeney M, lf 1 0 0 0
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0
Bullett S, rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 1 3 1 34 9 13 9
Chicago 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis 200 151 00x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F (L) 4.1 6 5 5 1 6
Telemaco A* 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
Adams T 1.2 3 1 1 0 2
Sturtze T 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A (W) 5.0 3 1 1 1 8
Petkovsek M 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Parrett J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, St.Louis 6
2B -- Lankford R, Smith O, Gaetti G, Mabry J
HR -- Sheaffer D, Hernandez J
CS -- McRae B, Sandberg R
SF -- Jordan B
HBP -- by Benes A (Servais S), by Adams T (Petkovsek M)
WP -- Adams T
T -- 2:33
A -- 45336
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