July 16, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead STL by 2 · CIN 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 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RG Ron GantLF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDanny Sheaffer3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike Gallego2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DODonovan OsborneP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Gaetti 2
3B: Lankford
HR: Gant
RBI: Lankford, Gant, Pagnozzi 2, Gaetti
LOB: 31
| EOEric OwensLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BB Bret Boone2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BL Barry LarkinSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RS Reggie SandersRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ED Eric DavisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CSChris Sabo3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPEduardo Perez1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JOJoe OliverC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JSJohn SmileyP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LHLenny HarrisLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJeff Branson3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EAEric AnthonyPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ETEddie TaubenseePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCHector CarrascoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THThomas HowardPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JS Jeff ShawP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSScott ServiceP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WGWillie GreenePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
2B: Sanders
HR: Perez, Anthony
RBI: Boone, Perez, Anthony
SB: Owens
CS: Larkin
LOB: 14
| JSJohn Smiley | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 97 |
| HCHector Carrasco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| JSJeff ShawL | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| SSScott Service | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 160 |
The Cardinals edged the Reds 5-4 at Cinergy Field.
Donovan Osborne got the win, Jeff Shaw took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Ron Gant went 3-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Eduardo Perez went 1-for-2 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
