Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
May 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1996 at 3Com Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 12, San Francisco Giants 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Owens lf 4 1 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 2 0 0
Larkin ss 3 1 1 2
  Branson ph,ss 1 0 0 1
Anthony rf 3 2 1 0
Davis cf 5 2 2 5
Greene 3b 5 0 1 1
Boone 2b 3 2 1 0
Oliver c 4 1 2 1
Smiley p 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Totals 36 12 9 12
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier cf 5 1 2 1
Thompson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Scarsone 2b 1 1 1 1
Bonds lf 5 1 1 1
Williams 3b 4 1 1 2
Carreon 1b 4 0 2 1
Hill rf 3 0 0 0
  DeLucia p 0 0 0 0
  Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Batiste ph 1 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
Aurilia ss 4 1 1 0
Lampkin c 3 0 0 0
  Decker ph 1 1 1 0
Van Landingham p 1 0 0 0
  McCarty rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Cincinnati 200 200 6201290
San Francisco 210 000 021691
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (2-3) 7.0 6 3 3 2 5
  McElroy   2.0 3 3 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Van Landingham  L (1-5) 6.1 6 7 6 2 6
  DeLucia   0.1 0 2 2 2 0
  Juden   1.1 3 3 3 0 1
  Bautista   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
12
11
5
10

  E–Bonds (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Oliver (1,off VanLandingham); Davis (5,off VanLandingham), San Francisco Javier (2,off Smiley); Decker (1,off McElroy).  3B–Cincinnati Greene (2,off VanLandingham); Oliver (1,off VanLandingham).  HR–Cincinnati Larkin (5,1st inning off VanLandingham 1 on, 1 out); Davis (6,7th inning off Juden 3 on, 2 out); Howard (1,8th inning off Juden 1 on, 1 out), San Francisco M Williams (6,8th inning off McElroy 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Branson (2,off DeLucia).  SH–VanLandingham (1,off Smiley).  SB–Javier (1,2nd base off Smiley/Oliver).  CS–Thompson (2,3rd base by Smiley/Oliver).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:48.  A–18,052.
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