July 17, 1996 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead STL by 4
| 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 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RG Ron GantLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MGMike Gallego2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AB Andy BenesP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Jordan
HR: Jordan, Mabry
RBI: Jordan 2, Mabry 3
SB: Smith
LOB: 8
| ABAndy BenesW | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 98 |
| DEDennis EckersleyS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 105 |
| HMHal Morris1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WGWillie Greene3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BL Barry LarkinSS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RS Reggie SandersRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ETEddie TaubenseeC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ED Eric DavisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BB Bret Boone2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| LHLenny HarrisLF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PortugalP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EAEric AnthonyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSScott ServiceP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THThomas HowardPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
HR: Larkin, Harris
RBI: Morris, Larkin, Davis, Harris
SB: Sanders
LOB: 12
The Cardinals beat the Reds 6-4 at Cinergy Field.
Andy Benes got the win, Mark Portugal took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Brian Jordan went 2-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Barry Larkin went 3-for-4 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
