August 18, 1996 · 4:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead STL by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6.0 |
4ST Cardinals | 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 |
LC Luis Castillo2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
ER Edgar RenteriaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
JC Jeff ConineLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Devon WhiteCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JOJoe OrsulakLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAAlex Arias3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoe SiddallC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AL Al LeiterP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GCGreg Colbrunn1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMTerry MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBilly McMillonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FHFélix HerediaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RN Robb NenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGCraig GrebeckPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KAKurt Abbott3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
2B: Abbott
HR: Sheffield
RBI: Sheffield 2, Colbrunn
SB: Castillo
LOB: 20
| ALAl LeiterL | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 97 |
| TMTerry Mathews | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| FHFélix Heredia | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| RNRobb Nen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 117 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MGMike Gallego3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RG Ron GantLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
BJ Brian JordanCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GG Gary Gaetti1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn MabryRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TSTodd StottlemyreP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DJDanny JacksonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeePH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Pagnozzi
HR: Gaetti
RBI: Gant, Jordan 2, Gaetti
SB: Mabry, Alicea
LOB: 18
The Cardinals beat the Marlins 5-3 at Busch Stadium I.
Todd Stottlemyre got the win, Al Leiter took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Gary Gaetti went 1-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Gary Sheffield went 1-for-4 for the Marlins.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
