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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 17, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 17, 1996 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Donovan Osborne |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,612 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Timmons | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
| Tom Pagnozzi | Catcher |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Donovan Osborne | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 17, 1996
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Osborne
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Osborne
Timmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Osborne
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Timmons moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Osborne
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Osborne
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Castillo
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Castillo
Lankford strikes out. There goes Smith. The throw from Servais to Sanchez, and Smith is out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Castillo
Gant hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Osborne
Servais hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Osborne
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Osborne
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Osborne
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Castillo
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Castillo
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Servais settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Castillo
Young hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Osborne
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Osborne
Timmons hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Osborne
Grace hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Castillo
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Castillo
Gallego hits a fly ball into right field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Castillo
Osborne strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Osborne
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Osborne
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Osborne
Servais strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Osborne
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Osborne
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Castillo
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Castillo
Lankford hits a line drive into right field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Castillo
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Castillo
Jordan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gant moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Castillo
There goes Jordan. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Jordan steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Gaetti vs. Castillo
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Young vs. Castillo
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Osborne
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Osborne
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Osborne
Timmons hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Castillo
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Castillo
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Castillo
Osborne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Castillo
There goes Osborne. The throw from Servais and he is out, Sanchez applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Osborne
Grace hits a line drive into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Osborne
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Osborne
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Osborne
Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Osborne
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Castillo
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Castillo
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Castillo
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Castillo
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Osborne
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Osborne
Castillo bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Osborne
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to home to get Sanchez. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Timmons vs. Osborne
There goes McRae. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Timmons vs. Osborne
Timmons hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Castillo
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Castillo
Young hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Castillo
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Osborne
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Osborne
Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Osborne
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Osborne
Servais hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Osborne
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Castillo
Gallego hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Castillo
Royce Clayton pinch hits for Donovan Osborne.
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Timmons who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Gallego goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lankford vs. Patterson
Lankford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Timmons who is chasing the ball. Lankford reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gant vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching. Scott Bullett now playing left field.
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Jordan vs. Wendell
Jordan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Wendell
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching. John Mabry now playing first base. Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rey Sanchez.
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bullett vs. Eckersley
Bullett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Bullett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Mathews
Robin Jennings pinch hits for Ozzie Timmons. T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan 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 9/17/1996 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 5 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 2 3 1
Timmons O, rf 4 0 1 0 Lankford R, cf 4 1 1 1
Jennings R, ph 1 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 4 0 2 1
Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Jordan B, rf 4 1 2 2
Sandberg R, 2b 2 2 2 2 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gomez L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Young D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Servais S, c 4 0 1 1 Mabry J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 0 Pagnozzi T, c 3 0 0 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 3 1 1 0
Sanchez R, ss 3 0 1 0 Osborne D, p 2 0 1 0
Magadan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Clayton R, ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo F, p 2 0 0 0 Eckersley D, p 0 0 0 0
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Honeycutt R, p 0 0 0 0
Bullett S, lf 1 0 1 0 Mathews T, p 0 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 32 5 10 5
Chicago 000 001 020 -- 3
St.Louis 000 100 04x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F 7.1 7 2 2 0 7
Patterson B (L)* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Wendell T 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne D (W) 8.0 8 3 3 2 5
Eckersley D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Honeycutt R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Mathews T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, St.Louis 3
2B -- Smith O, Sandberg R, Sanchez R
3B -- Smith O, Lankford R
HR -- Sandberg R, Jordan B
SB -- Jordan B, McRae B
CS -- Smith O, Osborne D
SH -- Castillo F
T -- 2:55
A -- 29612
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