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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ CHICAGO CUBS
09/24/1996
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Pitching: LHP Zane Smith
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Pitching: RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez scores
Mike Piazza to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Mike Piazza scores
Trot Nixon to second
Trot Nixon to third
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Rich Becker to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Rich Becker to third
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Called Strike
Dickie Thon is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
Ivan Calderon is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Pitching: LHP Graeme Lloyd
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 68.8 MPH)
Jeff Cirillo to second
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Popup, 6MD, EV 64.4 MPH)
Jeff Cirillo to third
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3, EV 95.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Jeff Cirillo scores
Luis Gonzalez to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Kent Hrbek steals 2nd base
Luis Gonzalez steals 3rd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez scores
Kent Hrbek to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Mike Piazza to second
Pitching: RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 94.4 MPH)
Mike Piazza to third
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Mike Piazza scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Chip Hale 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Now at 2B: Chip Hale
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Matheny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Marvin Benard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Zane Smith
Now in CF: Marvin Benard
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 7
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