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Game Notes
2nd inning: **Debut game for Aaron Boone**
6th inning: S9/G34.2XH(92) **Aaron Boone ejected by HP Umpire Gary Darling;**
6th inning: S9/G34.2XH(92) **Boone threw his helmet after being called out at the**
6th inning: **plate and thus was ejected in his debut game**
Cincinnati Reds - Batting
| ln | player | pos | age | ab | r | h | bi | bb | so | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | avg | ops | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Deion Sanders | lf | 29.316 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .319 | .801 | 66 | 560 |
| 2 | Curtis Goodwin | cf | 24.263 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .314 | .754 | 47 | 182 |
| 3 | Lenny Harris | 2b | 32.235 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .258 | .686 | 54 | 1001 |
| Terry Pendleton | ph-3b | 36.339 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .651 | 39 | 1802 | |
| 4 | Willie Greene | rf | 25.271 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .247 | .815 | 63 | 246 |
| Mike Kelly | ph-rf | 27.018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .615 | 22 | 168 | |
| 5 | Hal Morris | 1b | 32.072 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .245 | .622 | 62 | 906 |
| 6 | Aaron Boone | 3b | 24.103 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Branson | 3b-2b | 30.145 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .468 | 46 | 552 | |
| 7 | Joe Oliver | c | 31.331 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .793 | 37 | 789 |
| 8 | Pokey Reese | ss | 24.010 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .274 | .696 | 42 | 42 |
| 9 | Kent Mercker | p | 29.140 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .227 | .593 | 17 | 260 |
| Eddie Taubensee | ph | 28.232 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .783 | 50 | 528 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 157 | 102 | 55 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 25 | - | - | 546 | 7037 | |||
E: Hal Morris
2B: Deion Sanders (11), Lenny Harris (6)
HR: Deion Sanders (3), Pokey Reese (2)
RBI: Deion Sanders (17), Aaron Boone (1), Pokey Reese (11)
SB: Deion Sanders (31), Aaron Boone (1), Pokey Reese (6)
2B: Deion Sanders (11), Lenny Harris (6)
HR: Deion Sanders (3), Pokey Reese (2)
RBI: Deion Sanders (17), Aaron Boone (1), Pokey Reese (11)
SB: Deion Sanders (31), Aaron Boone (1), Pokey Reese (6)
St. Louis Cardinals - Batting
| ln | player | pos | age | ab | r | h | bi | bb | so | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | avg | ops | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Delino DeShields | 2b | 28.156 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .290 | .794 | 63 | 971 |
| 2 | Ron Gant | lf | 32.110 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .216 | .723 | 62 | 1161 |
| 3 | Ray Lankford | cf | 30.015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .341 | 1.116 | 51 | 911 |
| 4 | Brian Jordan | rf | 30.083 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .615 | 32 | 478 |
| 5 | Gary Gaetti | 3b | 38.305 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .251 | .705 | 61 | 2173 |
| 6 | John Mabry | 1b | 26.246 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .303 | .793 | 67 | 353 |
| 7 | Royce Clayton | ss | 27.169 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .258 | .708 | 70 | 705 |
| 8 | Tom Lampkin | c | 33.108 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .232 | .677 | 48 | 329 |
| 9 | Matt Morris | p | 22.315 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .566 | 15 | 15 |
| Willie McGee | ph | 38.230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .767 | 53 | 1880 | |
| Scott Livingstone | ph | 31.340 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .161 | .406 | 25 | 557 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 132 | 86 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 29 | - | - | 547 | 9533 | |||
E: Ray Lankford
2B: Royce Clayton (22), Tom Lampkin (5)
RBI: Tom Lampkin (12), Matt Morris (3)
SB: Delino DeShields (24)
IBB: Willie McGee (2)
GDP: Delino DeShields (2)
2B: Royce Clayton (22), Tom Lampkin (5)
RBI: Tom Lampkin (12), Matt Morris (3)
SB: Delino DeShields (24)
IBB: Willie McGee (2)
GDP: Delino DeShields (2)
Cincinnati Reds - Pitching
| seq | player | age | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | hr | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | era | whip | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Kent Mercker (W 5-5) | 29.140 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 66 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 3.36 | 1.36 | 15 | 272 |
| 2 | Scott Sullivan (H 2) | 26.099 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.93 | 1.23 | 16 | 26 |
| 3 | Jeff Shaw (S 13) | 30.348 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.53 | 0.96 | 37 | 318 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 86 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 29 | - | - | ||||
WP: Kent Mercker
IBB: Willie McGee (2), Kent Mercker
BF: Kent Mercker 28, Scott Sullivan 6, Jeff Shaw 4
IBB: Willie McGee (2), Kent Mercker
BF: Kent Mercker 28, Scott Sullivan 6, Jeff Shaw 4
St. Louis Cardinals - Pitching
| seq | player | age | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | hr | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | era | whip | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Matt Morris (L 5-4) | 22.315 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 72 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 2.99 | 1.25 | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Mark Petkovsek | 31.214 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 1.49 | 24 | 128 |
| 3 | Tony Fossas | 39.270 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.61 | 1.30 | 31 | 481 |
| 4 | Dennis Eckersley | 42.260 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.43 | 1.03 | 22 | 986 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 157 | 102 | 55 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 25 | - | - | ||||
BK: Matt Morris
IBB: Willie McGee (2), Kent Mercker
BF: Matt Morris 25, Mark Petkovsek 2, Tony Fossas 6, Dennis Eckersley 4
IBB: Willie McGee (2), Kent Mercker
BF: Matt Morris 25, Mark Petkovsek 2, Tony Fossas 6, Dennis Eckersley 4
