The St. Louis Cardinals managed to stay ahead of the Houston Astros, 8 to 7, on September 2, 1996.

Final

Astros

74-65

7

Cardinals

73-65

8

HOU

STL

1

3

1

2

0

2

3

0

4

2

5

0

6

0

1

7

0

8

0

1

9

0

10

0

1

R

7

8

H

13

17

E

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

HOU

STL

Double by Jeff Bagwell; Brian L. Hunter scored.

1

0

Double by Sean Berry; Jeff Bagwell scored.

2

0

Single by James Mouton; Sean Berry scored.

3

0

Bottom 1st

HOU

STL

Single by Willie McGee; Ozzie Smith scored.

3

1

Bottom 2nd

HOU

STL

Double by Donovan Osborne; Tom Pagnozzi scored.

3

2

Ozzie Smith grounded out; Luis Alicea scored.

3

Top 4th

HOU

STL

Home run by Sean Berry.

4

3

Single by Ricky Gutierrez; James Mouton scored.

5

3

Single by Jeff Bagwell; Ricky Gutierrez and Kirt Manwaring scored.

7

3

Bottom 4th

HOU

STL

Home run by Ozzie Smith; Terry Bradshaw scored.

7

5

Bottom 6th

HOU

STL

Single by Willie McGee; Ozzie Smith scored.

7

6

Bottom 8th

HOU

STL

Double by Ray Lankford; Luis Alicea scored.

7

Bottom 10th

HOU

STL

Single by Willie McGee; Ozzie Smith scored.

7

8

Astros

Cardinals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Brian L. Hunter CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	2
Craig Biggio 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jeff Bagwell 1B	5	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	3
Derek Bell RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Berry 3B	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	6
Bill Spiers 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando Miller PH,3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Mouton LF	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	2
Ricky Gutierrez SS	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	4
Kirt Manwaring C	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
Tony Eusebio PH,C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Darryl Kile P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Bobby Abreu PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alvin Morman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Hernandez P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
John Hudek P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick May PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Doug Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	42	7	13	7	1	3	10	2	20

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Darryl Kile	5.0	11	5	5	2	2	1
Alvin Morman	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
Xavier Hernandez	2.2	2	1	1	1	2	0
John Hudek	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Doug Brocail (L)	0.2	2	1	1	2	0	0
Totals	9.2	17	8	8	6	5	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Ozzie Smith SS	5	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	7
Ray Lankford CF	3	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	3
Willie McGee LF	5	0	4	3	0	1	0	0	4
Brian Jordan RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
John Mabry 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Gary Gaetti 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Benes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Pagnozzi C	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Luis Alicea 2B	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	2
Donovan Osborne P	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Mark Petkovsek P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Bradshaw PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rich Batchelor P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Royce Clayton PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Mathews P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Sweeney PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Eckersley P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Fossas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Sheaffer 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel Mejia PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	40	8	17	8	1	6	5	1	23

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Donovan Osborne	3.1	8	7	7	1	3	1
Mark Petkovsek	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
Rich Batchelor	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
T.J. Mathews	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Dennis Eckersley	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Fossas	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Alan Benes (W)	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	10.0	13	7	7	3	10	1

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More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

4

Gorman

RBI

12

Donovan

AVG

.313

Winn

Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Helsley

K

26

Lynn

ERA

1.04

Gray

Team Rankings

HR

18

29th

R

91

26th

SO

217

20th

ERA

4.03

19th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	STL	@	NYM	4:05 PM
Sun 4/28	STL	@	NYM	1:40 PM
Mon 4/29	STL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 4/30	STL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 5/1	STL	@	DET	1:10 PM

Last Game

Mets

13-12

2

Final

4

Cardinals

12-14

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0