Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
April 30, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1996 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 6 1 3 1
Martin lf 3 1 0 0
King 1b 5 2 2 5
Merced rf 3 1 1 1
  Kingery rf 1 0 0 0
Bell ss 2 1 1 0
Brumfield cf 5 2 2 2
Hayes 3b 3 1 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 2 0
Neagle p 0 0 0 1
  Lieber p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Cordova p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 10 12 10
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Owens lf 5 1 2 0
Morris 1b 5 2 3 2
Larkin ss 3 0 1 1
Davis cf 5 0 2 2
Sabo 3b 3 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 1 0
Boone 2b 5 1 2 2
Anthony rf 5 0 1 0
Oliver c 4 0 0 0
Smiley p 1 1 1 0
  Pugh p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 1 1 0
  Greene 3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Pittsburgh 000 900 10010121
Cincinnati 001 110 2207151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (3-1) 6.0 10 5 5 1 5
  Lieber   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Plesac   1.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Cordova  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
1
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  L (1-3) 3.2 6 7 7 5 1
  Pugh   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Shaw   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  McElroy   1.0 0 0 0 3 1
  Brantley   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
10
4

  E–Brumfield (2), Morris (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Oliver (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Brumfield (4,off Smiley), Cincinnati Boone (1,off Plesac).  3B–Cincinnati Coleman (1,off Neagle); Harris (2,off Cordova).  HR–Pittsburgh King 2 (9,4th inning off Smiley 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Pugh Jr 3 on, 2 out); Merced (5,4th inning off Pugh Jr 0 on, 2 out); Brumfield (2,7th inning off Shaw 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Boone (1,4th inning off Neagle 0 on, 1 out); Morris (4,8th inning off Plesac 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Neagle 2 (4,off Pugh Jr,off Shaw).  SF–Neagle (1,off Smiley); Larkin (2,off Neagle).  HBP–Kendall (2,by Smiley); Bell (1,by Pugh Jr).  IBB–Hayes (1,by Smiley).  SB–Brumfield (2,3rd base off Smiley/Oliver); Martin (3,2nd base off McElroy/Oliver); Garcia (5,2nd base off Brantley/Oliver); Larkin 2 (7,2nd base off Neagle/Kendall,3rd base off Neagle/Kendall); Davis (5,2nd base off Neagle/Kendall).  CS–Garcia (1,2nd base by Smiley/Oliver).  HBP–Smiley (2,Kendall); Pugh Jr (1,Bell).  IBB–Smiley (1,Hayes).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:57.  A–16,243.
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