Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
April 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1996 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 1 1
Harris rf 5 0 1 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 1 2 0
Taubensee c 5 0 2 1
Morris 1b 5 1 1 1
Boone 2b 4 1 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 2
Branson 3b 4 1 2 0
Smiley p 3 0 1 0
  Sabo ph 1 1 1 1
  Howard rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 3 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 1
Berry 3b 3 0 1 0
Eusebio c 4 0 2 0
Mouton lf 3 0 1 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
  Wilkins ph 1 0 0 0
Drabek p 1 0 0 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
  Dougherty p 0 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Cincinnati 000 013 1106140
Houston 000 001 000181
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (1-1) 7.0 7 1 1 1 3
  Ruffin   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (0-1) 5.0 10 4 4 1 5
  Tabaka   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Dougherty   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Morman   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
1
6

  E–Berry (9).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Branson (1,off Drabek); Taubensee (7,off Tabaka), Houston Gutierrez (1,off Smiley); Biggio (5,off Smiley).  HR–Cincinnati Morris (2,6th inning off Drabek 0 on, 0 out); Davis (3,6th inning off Drabek 1 on, 0 out); Sabo (1,8th inning off Morman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Drabek (2,off Smiley).  SB–Larkin (4,2nd base off Drabek/Eusebio); Coleman 2 (4,2nd base off Drabek/Eusebio,3rd base off Drabek/Eusebio); Berry (1,2nd base off Smiley/Taubensee); Bell 2 (5,2nd base off Smiley/Taubensee,3rd base off Smiley/Taubensee).  CS–Harris (1,2nd base by Drabek/Eusebio).  WP–Tabaka (2).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:56.  A–34,098.
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