Final
STL 3 — HOU 2
8/26/1996 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199608260
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Royce Clayton | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derrick May | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mabry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Miller | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gallego | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Knorr | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirt Manwaring | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Mathews | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Benes | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Honeycutt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hampton | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Mouton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Smith | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brocail | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Benes | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Mike Hampton | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Doug Brocail | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| T.J. Mathews | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mabry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gallego | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Benes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brocail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hampton | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hunter | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Knorr | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick May | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Miller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Miller | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13/G13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43/G34D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L7LD.B-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L78M/R6.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 32(3)/FO/G3+.2-3;1-2;B-1 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L6 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63/G6M | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D9/L9LS/R4 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4/P4MD | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH/BG13S.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K23 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/P3DF | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L78D/R4.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G34/R3.2-H | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K+SB2/R6 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G13S | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/G5/R6 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR/F9LD.1-H;B-H | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6M | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/P3DF | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D8/L89XD/R4 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13/G23 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7S/R6 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 13/G13S.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | I | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RS | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7/G56/R6 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2/R4 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LSF | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L78M/R6 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5/L5 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 14/SH/BG15S.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7/L6D/R24.2-H;B-2(TH) | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | CS3(25) | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L89D | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | E5/TH/G56.B-1 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | SB2/R4 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S5/G56/R3.2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6M | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F89D | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P6D | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/L9S | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9/L3D/R4 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L5S | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L78S/R6 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P6 | 3–2 |