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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 23, 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 August 23, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Donovan Osborne |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,554 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Poncino 1B: Rich Rieker 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Greg Bonin |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| John Mabry | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Pagnozzi | Catcher |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Donovan Osborne | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| James Mouton | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
| Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 23, 1996
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kile
Smith 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Kile
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Kile
Gant strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Osborne
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Osborne
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Osborne
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Kile
Jordan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Kile
Mabry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Kile
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pagnozzi vs. Kile
Pagnozzi strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Kile
Alicea hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Osborne
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Osborne
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Osborne
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Manwaring vs. Osborne
Manwaring takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Kile vs. Osborne
Kile is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Kile
Osborne hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kile
Smith 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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Kile
Lankford hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Kile
Gant is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Osborne
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Osborne
Biggio 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, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Osborne
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Osborne
There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Osborne
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Mouton vs. Osborne
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Kile
Jordan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Kile
Mabry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Jordan trying to get to third. Hunter throws the ball in to Berry, who tags Jordan for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Kile
Gaetti hits a line drive towards third. Berry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagnozzi vs. Kile
Pagnozzi 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, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Osborne
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Osborne
Osborne fires to first and picks off Gutierrez. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Osborne
Manwaring hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Osborne
Kile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Osborne
Hunter hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Kile
Alicea hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Kile
Osborne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kile
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Kile
Lankford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Osborne
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Osborne
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Osborne
Berry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Berry reaches second base with a double. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Mouton vs. Osborne
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Kile
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Kile
Jordan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Kile
Mabry hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Kile
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Osborne
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Osborne
Manwaring hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Osborne
Kile hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Osborne
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Kile
Pagnozzi hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Kile
Alicea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Kile
Osborne bunts in front of the plate. Manwaring fields it and throws to first for the out. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kile
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kile, and towards Biggio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Osborne
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Osborne
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Osborne
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Kile
Lankford hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Kile
Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Kile
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Mathews
Mouton hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Mathews
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Mathews
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Kirt Manwaring.
Spiers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
May vs. Mathews
Derrick May pinch hits for Darryl Kile.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Hudek
Randy Knorr now catching. Bill Spiers now playing third base. John Hudek now pitching.
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hudek
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Hudek
Pagnozzi 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
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Eckersley
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Eckersley
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1996 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 5 0 0 0
Lankford R, cf 4 1 1 1 Biggio C, 2b 5 0 1 0
Gant R, lf 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Jordan B, rf 3 0 2 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0
Mabry J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Berry S, 3b 3 0 2 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hudek J, p 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi T, c 4 0 0 0 Mouton J, lf 4 0 0 0
Alicea L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 1 0
Osborne D, p 2 0 1 0 Manwaring K, c 2 0 0 0
Mathews T, p 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
Eckersley D, p 0 0 0 0 Kile D, p 2 0 1 0
May D, ph 1 0 0 0
Knorr R, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 33 0 7 0
St.Louis 001 000 000 -- 1
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne D (W) 7.0 5 0 0 6 6
Mathews T 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Eckersley D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kile D (L) 8.0 7 1 1 1 9
Hudek J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Houston 12
2B -- Berry S
HR -- Lankford R
SH -- Osborne D
WP -- Osborne D
T -- 2:56
A -- 35554
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