August 14, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Alan BenesL: Ismael Valdez
CF2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRG
Ron Gant
LF1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 1 K · WP6.0IP4 ER · 7 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead STL by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 |
| 3LADodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6.0 |
| 4STCardinals | 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 |
| THTodd HollandsworthLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MP Mike PiazzaC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKEric Karros1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RM Raúl MondesiRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DDDelino DeShields2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTim Wallach3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GGGreg GagneSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IVIsmael ValdezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKWayne KirbyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDarren DreifortP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
HR: Curtis
RBI: Curtis
LOB: 11
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRon GantLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ABAlan BenesP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
2B: Lankford, Jordan, Gaetti, Alicea
HR: Gant
RBI: Gant 2, Jordan, Gaetti, Alicea 2
LOB: 16
The Cardinals routed the Dodgers 6-1 at Busch Stadium I.
Alan Benes got the win and Ismael Valdez took the loss. Ron Gant went 1-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Chad Curtis went 2-for-4 for the Dodgers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
