Pittsburgh Pirates vs Florida Marlins
April 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1996 at Joe Robbie Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Florida Marlins 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brumfield cf 4 0 0 0
Martin lf 4 0 0 0
  Kingery ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Merced rf 2 1 0 0
King 1b 4 0 1 1
Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell ss 3 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 4 0 2 0
Kendall c 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Ericks p 2 0 0 0
  Cordova p 0 0 0 0
  Wehner ph 1 1 1 1
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 3 0 1 0
  Grebeck pr,2b 1 1 0 0
White cf 4 1 2 0
Sheffield rf 4 1 1 2
Conine lf 3 1 2 2
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Colbrunn 1b 4 1 2 2
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Abbott ss 4 0 1 0
Leiter p 2 0 1 0
  Tavarez ph 1 1 1 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 110252
Florida 002 100 30x6110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ericks  L (0-1) 5.0 8 3 3 1 4
  Cordova   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hancock   2.0 3 3 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
3
1
8
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 4 7
  Pena   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Nen   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
10

  E–Bell (1), Hancock (1).  DP–Florida 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Garcia (1,off Leiter); King (1,off Pena), Florida White (1,off Ericks).  HR–Pittsburgh Wehner (1,7th inning off Leiter 0 on, 2 out), Florida Sheffield (1,3rd inning off Ericks 1 on, 2 out); Colbrunn (1,4th inning off Ericks 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Grebeck (1,off Hancock).  HBP–Pendleton (1,by Hancock).  SB–Veras (1,2nd base off Ericks/Kendall).  CS–Sheffield (1,3rd base by Hancock/Kendall).  HBP–Hancock (1,Pendleton).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:45.  A–19,008.
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