SDN @ SLN

October 03, 1996

Final Score: SDN 4 - SLN 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Busch Stadium II
Attendance
56,752
Game Duration
175 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Rick Honeycutt
Losing Pitcher
Doug Bochtler
Save
Dennis Eckersley

Umpires

Home Plate
Gerry Davis
First Base
Dana DeMuth
Second Base
Frank Pulli
Third Base
Harry Wendelstedt

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
64°F
Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
ltor
Wind Speed
14 mph

Line Score

SDN @ SLN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SDN 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 6 0
SLN 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 x 5 5 1

SDN Batting

SDN @ SLN — SDN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Doug Bochtler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Caminiti 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Archi Cianfrocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Finley 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
John Flaherty 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chris Gomez 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Chris Gwynn 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tony Gwynn 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Rickey Henderson 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Trevor Hoffman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wally Joyner 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Scott Livingstone 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jody Reed 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Scott Sanders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Greg Vaughn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dario Veras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Worrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 4 6 3 2 10 0 0 1 0 .188

SLN Batting

SDN @ SLN — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Luis Alicea 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Benes 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Dennis Eckersley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Gaetti 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Gallego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Gant 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Rick Honeycutt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Jordan 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
John Mabry 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie McGee 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Tom Pagnozzi 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Ozzie Smith 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 28 5 5 5 6 7 1 0 0 0 .179

SDN Pitching

SDN @ SLN — SDN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Doug Bochtler (L) L 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 27.00
Trevor Hoffman - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Scott Sanders - 4.1 3 4 4 4 4 0 8.31
Dario Veras - 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Tim Worrell - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 5 5 5 6 7 0 5.62

SLN Pitching

SDN @ SLN — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Andy Benes - 7.0 6 4 4 1 9 1 5.14
Dennis Eckersley (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rick Honeycutt (W) W 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 4 4 2 10 1 4.00

San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, October 3, 1996

At home, the St. Louis Cardinals won 5-4 over the San Diego Padres on October 3, 1996 in the Division Series. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 56,752, a game time of 175 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 64 degrees, sunny skies, and a 14 mph wind. The line score has the San Diego Padres crossing the plate in the fifth, sixth, and eighth; the sixth brought 2 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals' runs came in the third, fifth, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the fifth. Hits were 6 for the San Diego Padres and 5 for the St. Louis Cardinals, with 0 and 1 errors. Rick Honeycutt was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 1.0 innings. Doug Bochtler took the loss after 0.1 innings and 1 run. The save went to Dennis Eckersley. No pitcher struck out more than Andy Benes, who had 9. The San Diego Padres used Doug Bochtler, Trevor Hoffman, Scott Sanders, Dario Veras, and Tim Worrell on the mound. The St. Louis Cardinals' pitching table lists Andy Benes, Dennis Eckersley, and Rick Honeycutt. For the San Diego Padres, Ken Caminiti went 1 for 3, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Gerry Davis.

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