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Standings
DET
@CAL		1
2
BOS
@CLE		1
2
MIL
@KCR		12
4
NYY
@MIN		7
6
CHW
@OAK		8
3
TOR
@SEA		3
1
BAL
@TEX		3
8
SDP
@ATL		5
6
SFG
@CHC		8
4
LAD
@FLA		4
7
CIN
@HOU		6
1
PIT
@MON		2
11
COL
@NYM		3
4		 
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STL
@PHI		1
0
Saturday, April 20, 1996 7:06
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 23,630, Time of Game: 2:46
Cardinals
1
11-7
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Phillies
0
7-9
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  1
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 .290 .841 21 12 0.013 1.25 0.082 -0.069 -0.2 0 3
Pat Borders C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .405 .881 19 15 -0.023 1.53 0.043 -0.066 -0.2 8 1 SH
Willie McGee RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .283 .718 15 9 -0.046 1.37 0.035 -0.081 -0.4 0 0 CS
Ron Gant LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .939 16 9 -0.143 2.13 0.037 -0.180 -0.6 1 0
Brian Jordan CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 .238 .606 17 11 0.225 2.04 0.317 -0.093 -0.2 2 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .571 8 5 -0.081 1.07 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 1 1
John Mabry 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .657 14 11 -0.039 1.19 0.033 -0.072 -0.2 10 2
David Bell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .608 11 8 -0.099 1.33 0.000 -0.099 -0.7 2 2
Alan Benes P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 10 9 -0.076 0.94 0.000 -0.076 -0.5 3 3
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 1 4 1 3 12 .143 .369 131 89 -0.269 1.46 0.547 -0.817 -3.7 27 12
SH: P Borders (1, off R Bottalico).
TB: J Mabry; P Borders; W McGee; B Jordan.
RBI: B Jordan (3).
2-out RBI: B Jordan.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
E: J Mabry (1).
Baserunning
CS: W McGee (1, 2nd base by S Fernandez/B Santiago).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .362 1.210 13 9 -0.140 1.32 0.000 -0.140 -1.1 2 1
Mickey Morandini 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .742 17 11 -0.022 1.02 0.047 -0.068 -0.3 3 1
Jim Eisenreich LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .561 12 7 -0.077 1.06 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 3 0
Todd Zeile 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .741 19 9 -0.062 1.45 0.056 -0.118 -0.3 1 1
Mark Whiten RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .204 .710 17 11 -0.084 1.92 0.046 -0.129 -0.2 3 0
Benito Santiago C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .218 .786 20 12 -0.101 1.77 0.022 -0.123 -0.4 12 1
Jon Zuber 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 12 11 -0.148 1.88 0.000 -0.148 -0.9 3 0
Kevin Stocker SS 0 0 0 0 2 0 .184 .674 14 4 0.070 1.92 0.070 0.000 0.7 0 2 HBP
Sid Fernandez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 5 4 -0.205 2.76 0.000 -0.205 -1.5 0 0 SH
   Ricky Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 0 2 0 4 6 .071 .284 129 78 -0.769 1.64 0.241 -1.008 -4.7 27 6
SH: S Fernandez (1, off A Benes).
HBP: K Stocker (4, by A Benes).
TB: M Morandini; M Whiten.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: L Dykstra (W McGee at 3rd base).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alan Benes, W (3-0) 8 2 0 0 4 5 0 2.42 31 118 69 33 8 28 15 6 3 0 79 0.561 1.54 4.2
Dennis Eckersley, S (5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 9 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.208 2.70 0.5
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 4 6 0 0.00 34 129 78 37 9 32 16 7 3 0 79 0 0 0.769 1.46 4.7

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sid Fernandez 8 3 0 0 1 11 0 2.92 27 107 76 46 21 9 4 11 6 0 86 0.561 1.07 4.2
Ricky Bottalico, L (1-1) 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.50 5 26 14 7 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.292 3.63 -0.5
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 3 12 0 1.00 32 133 90 53 24 13 5 12 7 0 86 0 0 0.269 1.64 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Benes (1; K Stocker).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Larry Vanover.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 23,630.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Royce Clayton SS 1 Lenny Dykstra CF
2 Pat Borders C 2 Mickey Morandini 2B
3 Willie McGee RF 3 Jim Eisenreich LF
4 Ron Gant LF 4 Todd Zeile 3B
5 Brian Jordan CF 5 Mark Whiten RF
6 Gary Gaetti 3B 6 Benito Santiago C
7 John Mabry 1B 7 Jon Zuber 1B
8 David Bell 2B 8 Kevin Stocker SS
9 Alan Benes P 9 Sid Fernandez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RO STL B. Jordan R. Bottalico 32% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Clayton Scores; McGee out at 3B/CF-3B
b7 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O PHI S. Fernandez A. Benes 12% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 0-0 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O STL R. Gant R. Bottalico -11% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PHI M. Whiten D. Eckersley 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Clayton R. Bottalico 8% 58% Walk

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Clayton S. Fernandez -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O STL P. Borders S. Fernandez -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee S. Fernandez 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Gant S. Fernandez -2% 45% McGee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PHI L. Dykstra A. Benes 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O PHI M. Morandini A. Benes 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI J. Eisenreich A. Benes 1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Gant S. Fernandez 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Jordan S. Fernandez -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Fernandez -3% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL J. Mabry S. Fernandez -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PHI T. Zeile A. Benes 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PHI M. Whiten A. Benes 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PHI B. Santiago A. Benes 1% 50% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Bell S. Fernandez -3% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Benes S. Fernandez -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Clayton S. Fernandez -1% 44% Lineout: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PHI J. Zuber A. Benes 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PHI K. Stocker A. Benes -3% 44% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PHI S. Fernandez A. Benes 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Stocker to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PHI L. Dykstra A. Benes 4% 50% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL P. Borders S. Fernandez 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL W. McGee S. Fernandez -4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Gant S. Fernandez -3% 47% Lineout: LF
t4 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Jordan S. Fernandez -3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PHI M. Morandini A. Benes 3% 47% Lineout: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PHI J. Eisenreich A. Benes 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PHI T. Zeile A. Benes 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Fernandez -3% 47% Lineout: LF (LF Line)
t5 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  STL J. Mabry S. Fernandez 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Bell S. Fernandez -4% 46% Lineout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
t5 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Benes S. Fernandez -3% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PHI M. Whiten A. Benes -5% 39% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
b5 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PHI B. Santiago A. Benes 4% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PHI J. Zuber A. Benes 2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Whiten to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw)
b5 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  PHI K. Stocker A. Benes -1% 43% Walk
b5 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PHI S. Fernandez A. Benes 7% 50% Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Clayton S. Fernandez -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL P. Borders S. Fernandez -2% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL W. McGee S. Fernandez -2% 42% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b6 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PHI L. Dykstra A. Benes 3% 46% Lineout: LF
b6 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PHI M. Morandini A. Benes 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PHI J. Eisenreich A. Benes 2% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
t7 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Gant S. Fernandez -4% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Jordan S. Fernandez -3% 43% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Fernandez -2% 41% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
b7 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PHI T. Zeile A. Benes -6% 35% Walk
b7 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PHI M. Whiten A. Benes 2% 38% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); Zeile to 2B
b7 0-0 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  PHI B. Santiago A. Benes -2% 35% Walk
b7 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O PHI J. Zuber A. Benes 6% 41% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Zeile to 3B
b7 0-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  PHI K. Stocker A. Benes -3% 38% Walk; Zuber to 2B
b7 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O PHI S. Fernandez A. Benes 12% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Sid Fernandez facing 7-8-9
t8 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry S. Fernandez -5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Bell S. Fernandez -4% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Benes S. Fernandez -3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b8 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PHI L. Dykstra A. Benes 5% 44% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b8 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PHI M. Morandini A. Benes -5% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b8 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PHI J. Eisenreich A. Benes 3% 42% Flyball: CF; Morandini to 2B
b8 0-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PHI T. Zeile A. Benes 8% 50% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Ricky Bottalico facing 1-2-3
Ricky Bottalico replaces Sid Fernandez pitching and batting 9th
t9 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Clayton R. Bottalico 8% 58% Walk
t9 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL P. Borders R. Bottalico -2% 56% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Clayton to 2B
t9 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL W. McGee R. Bottalico 2% 58% Walk
t9 0-0 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O STL R. Gant R. Bottalico -11% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RO STL B. Jordan R. Bottalico 32% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Clayton Scores; McGee out at 3B/CF-3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
Dennis Eckersley replaces Alan Benes pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PHI M. Whiten D. Eckersley 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI B. Santiago D. Eckersley 7% 95% Popfly: C (Short 3B Line)
b9 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PHI J. Zuber D. Eckersley 5% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

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