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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 22, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 22, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Benes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,353 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian Gorman 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Mike Winters 3B: Rich Rieker |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie McGee | Left Fielder |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| John Mabry | First Baseman |
| Tom Pagnozzi | Catcher |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Alan Benes | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Derrick May | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
| Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 22, 1996
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Kile
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Kile
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Kile
Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Benes
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Benes
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Benes
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Benes
There goes Berry. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is out, Alicea applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Kile
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Kile
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Kile
Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benes
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mabry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Benes
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Benes
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkins vs. Benes
The umpire calls a balk on Benes May moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wilkins vs. Benes
Wilkins strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Kile
Pagnozzi strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Kile
Alicea hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Kile
Benes strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Kile
McGee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. McGee reaches second base with a double. Alicea moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Clayton vs. Kile
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Benes
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Benes
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Benes
Biggio hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Kile
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Kile
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Kile
Gaetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Kile
Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Benes
Berry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagnozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Benes
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benes
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Kile
Pagnozzi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Pagnozzi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Alicea vs. Kile
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Benes vs. Kile
Benes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Kile
McGee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. McGee reaches second base with a double. Pagnozzi scores. Benes moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Clayton vs. Kile
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Jordan vs. Kile
Jordan hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of May. Jordan reaches second base with a double. Benes scores. McGee scores. Clayton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lankford vs. Kile
Lankford is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Kile
Gaetti hits a fly ball towards right. Bell catches it and throws to home to double up Clayton. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
May vs. Benes
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benes
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Benes
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Benes
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Alicea fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Kile
Mabry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Kile
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Kile
Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Kile
Benes bunts towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Kile
McGee is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clayton vs. Kile
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Benes
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Darryl Kile.
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Benes
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Benes
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Benes
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Hartgraves
Dean Hartgraves now pitching.
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Hartgraves
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hartgraves
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Benes
May hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Hartgraves
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mabry for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Hartgraves
Pagnozzi hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Hartgraves
Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Hartgraves
Benes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Hartgraves
McGee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Benes
Wilkins hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Benes
Hunter hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Benes
Mike Simms pinch hits for Dean Hartgraves.
Simms hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mabry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Swindell
Jordan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Swindell
Lankford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Swindell
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Swindell
Mabry hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagnozzi vs. Swindell
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Benes
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Benes
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Benes
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Benes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton throws to second for one, and Alicea throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Berry scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
May vs. Benes
May hits a popup beyond short. Clayton can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Benes
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McGee. Miller reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Wilkins vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Wilkins hits a fly ball into left field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1996 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McGee W, lf 4 1 2 1 Biggio C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Clayton R, ss 4 0 0 0 Berry S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Jordan B, rf 5 1 2 3 Bagwell J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lankford R, cf 4 0 1 0 Bell D, rf 4 1 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 May D, lf 3 0 1 1
Mabry J, 1b 5 1 2 1 Miller O, ss 4 0 1 0
Pagnozzi T, c 5 1 1 0 Wilkins R, c 4 0 1 0
Alicea L, 2b 3 0 2 0 Hunter B, cf 3 0 0 0
Benes A, p 2 1 1 0 Kile D, p 1 0 0 0
Mathews T, p 0 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hartgraves D, p 0 0 0 0
Simms M, ph 1 0 0 0
Swindell G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 31 2 5 1
St.Louis 000 031 001 -- 5
Houston 000 000 002 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A (W) 8.2 5 2 2 2 4
Mathews T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kile D (L) 6.0 6 4 4 5 5
Hartgraves D 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Swindell G 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Alicea L
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Houston 5
2B -- McGee W 2, Pagnozzi T, Jordan B, Mabry J, Miller O
HR -- Mabry J, Jordan B
CS -- Berry S
SH -- Benes A
HBP -- by Benes A (Biggio C), by Kile D (Gaetti G)
Balk -- Benes A
T -- 2:31
A -- 15353
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