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1996 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995/1997)
88-74, Finished 1st in NL Central Division
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Scored 759 runs, Allowed 706 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Managed by Tony LaRussa

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,654,718 (4th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost NL Championship Series (4-3) to Atlanta Braves
Won NL Division Series (3-0) over San Diego Padres

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Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Mon,4/1 at NYM L (6-7) Borders Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Benes  
2.Wed,4/3 at NYM W (5-3) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Stottlemyre  
3.Thu,4/4 at NYM L (9-10) Borders Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Benes  
4.Fri,4/5 at ATL W (5-4)# Sheaffer Gaetti Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Urbani  
5.Sat,4/6 at ATL W (3-2) Borders Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Benes  
6.Sun,4/7 at ATL L (3-13) Sheaffer Sweeney Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Bradshaw Mabry Busby  
7.Mon,4/8 vs MON L (3-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford McGee Stottlemyre  
8.Wed,4/10 vs MON W (4-1) Borders Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Benes  
9.Thu,4/11 vs PHI W (2-1)# Borders Gaetti Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Benes  
10.Fri,4/12 vs PHI W (6-1) Borders Sweeney Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Lankford Mabry Urbani  
11.Sat,4/13 vs PHI L (2-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Stottlemyre  
12.Sun,4/14 vs PHI W (6-5)# Borders Sheaffer Holbert Bell Clayton Gant Lankford McGee Barber  
13.Mon,4/15 vs PIT W (6-4) Borders Sweeney Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Mabry Benes  
14.Tue,4/16 vs PIT L (3-13)# Sheaffer Gaetti Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Jordan McGee Benes  
15.Wed,4/17 vs PIT W (6-1) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
16.Thu,4/18 vs PIT L (2-6) Borders Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
17.Fri,4/19 at PHI W (1-0) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Petkovsek  
18.Sat,4/20 at PHI W (1-0)# Borders Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Jordan McGee Benes  
19.Sun,4/21 at PHI L (2-4) Borders Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Benes  
20.Mon,4/22 at MON L (0-8)# Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
21.Tue,4/23 at MON L (11-12)# Sheaffer Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
22.Wed,4/24 vs NYM W (9-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Petkovsek  
23.Thu,4/25 vs NYM L (3-9) Borders Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
24.Fri,4/26 vs ATL L (1-6)# Borders Gaetti Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
25.Sat,4/27 vs ATL L (2-7) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
26.Mon,4/29 vs ATL L (1-4)# Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Jordan McGee Stottlemyre  
27.Tue,4/30 at CHC L (6-7) Borders Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
28.Wed,5/1 at CHC L (3-9) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Smith McGee Lankford Jordan Benes  
29.Fri,5/3 at SDP W (3-1) Pagnozzi Sweeney Alicea Sheaffer Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
30.Sat,5/4 at SDP W (4-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Sheaffer Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
31.Sun,5/5 at SDP L (4-10) Borders Mabry Alicea Bell Smith McGee Lankford Jordan Benes  
32.Tue,5/7 vs SFG L (2-4)# Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Petkovsek  
33.Wed,5/8 vs SFG L (7-10) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Benes  
34.Thu,5/9 vs SFG W (16-8) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
35.Fri,5/10 vs LAD L (2-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
36.Sat,5/11 vs LAD L (2-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Bell Smith Sweeney Lankford McGee Benes  
37.Sun,5/12 vs LAD W (6-5) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton Sweeney Lankford McGee Petkovsek  
38.Mon,5/13 at FLA L (2-5) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Bell Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Benes  
39.Tue,5/14 at FLA L (5-11) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Sweeney Lankford McGee Osborne  
40.Wed,5/15 at FLA W (6-0) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Sweeney Lankford McGee Stottlemyre  
41.Fri,5/17 at COL L (11-12) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Benes  
42.Sat,5/18 at COL L (8-9) Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Morgan  
43.Sun,5/19 at COL L (3-10) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Benes  
44.Mon,5/20 at HOU W (5-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford McGee Osborne  
45.Tue,5/21 at HOU W (8-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Sweeney Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
46.Wed,5/22 at HOU W (5-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Benes  
47.Fri,5/24 at FLA W (4-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Sweeney Lankford Jordan Morgan  
48.Sat,5/25 at FLA W (5-0) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Benes  
49.Sun,5/26 at FLA L (2-8) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford McGee Osborne  
50.Mon,5/27 vs COL L (2-5) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
51.Tue,5/28 vs COL L (5-6) Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Smith Sweeney Lankford Jordan Benes  
52.Wed,5/29 vs COL W (6-5) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Morgan  
53.Fri,5/31 vs HOU W (6-4) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith McGee Lankford Jordan Osborne  
54.Sat,6/1 vs HOU W (5-4) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Benes  
55.Sun,6/2 vs HOU W (2-0) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
56.Mon,6/3 at SDP W (3-0) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Benes  
57.Tue,6/4 at SDP W (11-5)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton McGee Lankford Jordan Morgan  
58.Wed,6/5 at SDP L (4-6) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith McGee Lankford Jordan Osborne  
59.Fri,6/7 at SFG W (9-4) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Sweeney Lankford Jordan Benes  
60.Sat,6/8 at SFG L (1-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford McGee Stottlemyre  
61.Sun,6/9 at SFG L (0-9)# Pagnozzi Gaetti Alicea Bell Clayton Sheaffer Jordan McGee Benes  
62.Mon,6/10 at LAD L (1-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Morgan  
63.Tue,6/11 at LAD W (6-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Osborne  
64.Thu,6/13 vs NYM L (1-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Sweeney Lankford Jordan Benes  
65.Fri,6/14 vs NYM W (13-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
66.Sat,6/15 vs NYM W (4-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
67.Sun,6/16 vs NYM W (5-4) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford McGee Morgan  
68.Tue,6/18 vs PHI W (3-2)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
69.Wed,6/19 vs PHI W (3-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
70.Thu,6/20 at MON L (3-8)# Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
71.Fri,6/21 at MON L (3-4)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
72.Sat,6/22 at MON W (9-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Sweeney Lankford McGee Morgan  
73.Sun,6/23 at MON L (2-3)# Pagnozzi Gaetti Alicea Bell Clayton Gant Jordan McGee Osborne  
74.Mon,6/24 at ATL W (9-2) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
75.Tue,6/25 at ATL L (3-4) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
76.Wed,6/26 at ATL W (11-7)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Jordan McGee Benes  
77.Thu,6/27 at ATL L (0-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Sheaffer Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Morgan  
78.Fri,6/28 vs PIT W (6-1)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
79.Sat,6/29 vs PIT W (6-5) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
80.Sun,6/30 vs PIT W (10-3)# Sheaffer Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
81.Mon,7/1 vs CIN L (5-8)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
82.Tue,7/2 vs CIN W (4-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Morgan  
83.Wed,7/3 vs CIN W (4-0)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Sheaffer Smith Gant Jordan McGee Osborne  
84.Thu,7/4 at PIT W (7-1) Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
85.Fri,7/5 at PIT W (7-4)# Pagnozzi Mabry Bell Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
86.Sat,7/6 at PIT W (9-5) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
87.Sun,7/7 at PIT L (2-8) Sheaffer Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Morgan  
88.Thu,7/11 at CHC L (0-6) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Osborne  
89.Fri,7/12 at CHC W (13-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Gallego Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
90.Sat,7/13 at CHC W (10-5) Pagnozzi Mabry Gallego Gaetti Clayton Gant Lankford Jordan Stottlemyre  
91.Sun,7/14 at CHC W (7-6) Pagnozzi Mabry Alicea Gaetti Smith Gant Lankford Jordan Benes  
92.Mon,7/15 at CIN W (8-3) Pagnozzi Mabry Gallego Gaetti