August 16, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Andy BenesL: Pat Rapp
1B1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGG
Gary Gaetti
3B2-4H-AB3B · 2 RBI · 2 R
Andy BenesP8.0IP2 ER · 10 K · WP6.0IP5 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead MIA by 1 · STL by 4 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 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 |
| 9MIMarlins | 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 |
LC Luis Castillo2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ER Edgar RenteriaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JC Jeff ConineLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Devon WhiteCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GCGreg Colbrunn1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KAKurt Abbott3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JSJoe SiddallC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRPat RappP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JOJoe OrsulakRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBilly McMillonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FHFélix HerediaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMiguel BatistaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
2B: White
HR: Colbrunn
RBI: Colbrunn, Siddall
CS: Castillo
LOB: 12
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RG Ron GantLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GGGary Gaetti3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ABAndy BenesP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSOzzie SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Clayton, Jordan, Benes, Smith
3B: Gaetti
RBI: Gaetti 2, Alicea, Benes 2, Smith
SB: McGee
LOB: 17
| ABAndy BenesW | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 117 |
| DEDennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 135 |
The Cardinals beat the Marlins 6-2 at Busch Stadium I.
Andy Benes got the win and Pat Rapp took the loss. Gary Gaetti went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Greg Colbrunn went 1-for-3 for the Marlins.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
