San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Finley cf 3 1 1 0
Newfield rf 3 1 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 2 2 4
Joyner 1b 3 0 0 0
Reed 2b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Tewksbury p 3 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Shipley ph 1 0 1 0
  Gwynn pr 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brumfield cf 4 1 1 0
Martin lf 2 0 0 1
King 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
Cummings rf 4 1 2 0
Hayes 3b 4 1 2 1
Kendall c 4 1 1 2
May p 1 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 0 0
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
  Aude ph 1 0 1 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
San Diego 203 000 000560
Pittsburgh 010 001 200481
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury  W (4-1) 6.2 6 4 4 0 2
  Florie   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Hoffman  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (0-1) 5.0 4 5 5 3 3
  Hancock   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Plesac   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
6

  E–Kendall (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Hayes (6,off Tewksbury); Brumfield (5,off Tewksbury).  HR–San Diego Caminiti 2 (5,1st inning off May 1 on, 2 out,3rd inning off May 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Kendall (1,7th inning off Tewksbury 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Martin (1,off Tewksbury).  SB–Henderson 2 (6,3rd base off May/Kendall,2nd base off Hancock/Kendall); Finley (5,2nd base off May/Kendall); Martin (6,2nd base off Florie/Johnson).  BK–Tewksbury (2).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:09.
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