July 2, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead CIN by 2 · STL by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
2HO Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 |
3CI Reds | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7.0 |
4CH Cubs | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12.0 |
5PI Pirates | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15.0 |
| LHLenny Harris1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BB Bret Boone2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BL Barry LarkinSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RS Reggie SandersRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ED Eric DavisCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ETEddie TaubenseeC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TBTim Belk1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJeff Branson3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRoger SalkeldP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EOEric OwensLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJKevin JarvisP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLee SmithP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JS Jeff ShawP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MKMike KellyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THThomas HowardPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
2B: Harris
HR: Howard
RBI: Boone, Davis, Howard
SB: Sanders
LOB: 13
| RSRoger Salkeld | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| KJKevin Jarvis | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| LSLee SmithL | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| JSJeff Shaw | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 107 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RG Ron GantLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MM Mike MorganP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDavid Bell3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPJeff ParrettP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
3B: McGee
HR: Gant
RBI: Gant, Pagnozzi, McGee 2
LOB: 12
| MMMike Morgan | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 105 |
| MPMark Petkovsek | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| RHRick HoneycuttW | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DEDennis EckersleyS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| JPJeff Parrett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 154 |
The Cardinals edged the Reds 4-3 at Busch Stadium I.
Rick Honeycutt got the win, Lee Smith took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Ron Gant went 1-for-2 for the Cardinals, while Thomas Howard went 1-for-1 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
