July 15, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Mike MorganL: Roger Salkeld
Ray Lankford
CF3-5H-AB2 HR · 2B · 5 RBI · 3 RTop hitterJOJoe Oliver
C1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 R
Mike MorganP7.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcherP4.1IP5 ER · 3 K · LBiggest lead STL by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1STCardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
2HO Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 |
| 3CIReds | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7.0 |
4CH Cubs | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12.0 |
5PI Pirates | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15.0 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RLRay LankfordCF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
RG Ron GantLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MGMike Gallego2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MMMike MorganP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2B: Lankford, Jordan
HR: Lankford 2
RBI: Clayton, Lankford 5, Jordan 2
LOB: 16
| MMMike MorganW | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 82 |
| RHRick Honeycutt | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TMT.J. Mathews | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 116 |
| LHLenny Harris1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BL Barry LarkinSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WGWillie Greene3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RS Reggie SandersRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ED Eric DavisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THThomas HowardLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BB Bret Boone2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JOJoe OliverC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRoger SalkeldP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSScott ServiceP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPEduardo PerezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJohnny RuffinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EOEric OwensPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLee SmithP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Larkin, Davis, Howard 2
HR: Oliver
RBI: Larkin, Oliver 2
SB: Harris
LOB: 12
The Cardinals routed the Reds 8-3 at Cinergy Field.
Mike Morgan got the win and Roger Salkeld took the loss. Ray Lankford went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Joe Oliver went 1-for-4 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
