October 1, 1996 · NLDS · Game 1 · 4:33 AM EDT
STL leads 1-0
Biggest lead STL by 3
| 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 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
TG Tony GwynnRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SF Steve FinleyCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KC Ken Caminiti3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
WJ Wally Joyner1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BJBrian JohnsonC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJody Reed2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHJoey HamiltonP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
GV Greg VaughnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACArchi Cianfrocco1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SLScott LivingstonePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWillie BlairP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGChris GwynnPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
2B: Gwynn
HR: Henderson
RBI: Henderson
SB: Gwynn, Finley
LOB: 18
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RG Ron GantLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSTodd StottlemyreP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
2B: Alicea 2
HR: Gaetti
RBI: Gaetti 3
SB: Gant 2
CS: Clayton, Alicea
LOB: 8
The Cardinals beat the Padres 3-1 at Busch Stadium I.
Todd Stottlemyre got the win, Joey Hamilton took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Gary Gaetti went 1-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Rickey Henderson went 2-for-4 for the Padres.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
