September 2, 1996 · 4:33 AM EDT
W: Alan BenesL: Doug Brocail
3B2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterOSOzzie Smith
SS3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 4 RP0.1IP0 ER · 1 K · WP0.2IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead HOU by 4 · STL by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1STCardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| 2HOAstros | 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 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CB Craig Biggio2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JB Jeff Bagwell1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDerek BellRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSean Berry3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJames MoutonLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RGRicky GutierrezSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KMKirt ManwaringC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DK Darryl KileP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BSBill Spiers3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OMOrlando Miller3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TETony EusebioC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BA Bobby AbreuPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMAlvin MormanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| XHXavier HernandezP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JHJohn HudekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDerrick MayPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDoug BrocailP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
2B: Bagwell, Berry, Gutierrez, Manwaring
HR: Berry
RBI: Bagwell 3, Berry 2, Mouton, Gutierrez
SB: Hunter, Mouton
LOB: 20
| DKDarryl Kile | 5.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| AMAlvin Morman | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| XHXavier Hernandez | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| JHJohn Hudek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| DBDoug BrocailL | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 76 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WMWillie McGeeLF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DODonovan OsborneP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABAlan BenesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTerry BradshawPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRich BatchelorP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RC Royce ClaytonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTony FossasP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDanny Sheaffer3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Smith, Lankford, Osborne
HR: Smith
RBI: Smith 3, Lankford, McGee 3, Osborne
SB: Mejia
LOB: 18
The Cardinals outlasted the Astros 8-7 in 10 innings at Busch Stadium I.
Alan Benes got the win and Doug Brocail took the loss. Ozzie Smith went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Sean Berry went 2-for-4 for the Astros.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
