May 24, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Mike MorganL: John BurkettS: T.J. Mathews
Biggest lead STL by 2 · MIA by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6.0 |
4ST Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
5WS Nationals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
6CO Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 |
7HO Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 14.0 |
8CI Reds | 81 | 81 | .500 | 15.0 |
9MI Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16.0 |
10CH Cubs | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20.0 |
11PI Pirates | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23.0 |
12NY Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 |
13SF Giants | 68 | 94 | .420 | 28.0 |
14PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29.0 |
| MSMark SweeneyLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MM Mike MorganP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Sweeney
RBI: Sweeney, Mabry, Pagnozzi
LOB: 11
| MMMike MorganW | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 86 |
| TMT.J. MathewsS | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 122 |
DW Devon WhiteCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ER Edgar RenteriaSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| GCGreg Colbrunn1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
JC Jeff ConineLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTerry Pendleton3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Charles JohnsonC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGCraig Grebeck2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JB John BurkettP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JOJoe OrsulakPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHChris HammondP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMKurt MillerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRalph Milliard2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
2B: White
HR: Sheffield
RBI: Sheffield 2
LOB: 7
| JBJohn BurkettL | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 93 |
| CHChris Hammond | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| KMKurt Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 120 |
The Cardinals beat the Marlins 4-2 at Pro Player Stadium.
Mike Morgan got the win, John Burkett took the loss and T.J. Mathews earned the save. Tom Pagnozzi went 3-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Gary Sheffield went 1-for-4 for the Marlins.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
