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 Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 1 1 0
Finley cf 4 2 3 3
Gwynn T. rf 3 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez ss 4 0 2 0
Reed 2b 3 0 0 0
  Newfield ph 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 1 0 0 0
  Gwynn C. ph 1 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brumfield cf 3 1 2 0
Wehner lf 3 0 1 0
  Martin ph,lf 1 0 0 0
King 2b 4 0 0 0
Aude 1b 3 0 1 1
  Johnson 1b 0 1 0 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Cummings rf 4 1 1 0
Hayes 3b 2 1 1 0
Osik c 3 0 1 2
  Clark ph 1 0 1 1
  Kendall c 0 0 0 0
Darwin p 3 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordova p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
San Diego 100 000 020360
Pittsburgh 021 000 01x481
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela   5.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Blair   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Sanders  L (0-1) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Bochtler   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin   7.2 5 2 2 1 6
  Christiansen  W (3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Cordova  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
7

  E–Cordova (1).  DP–San Diego 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Diego Finley (8,off Darwin), Pittsburgh Osik (4,off Valenzuela); Brumfield (6,off Blair).  HR–San Diego Finley 2 (4,1st inning off Darwin 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Christiansen 1 on, 2 out).  CS–T Gwynn (1,2nd base by Christiansen/Osik).  SB–Hayes (1,3rd base off Valenzuela/Ausmus); Brumfield (3,2nd base off Valenzuela/Ausmus).  WP–Valenzuela (2), Sanders (1).  BK–Darwin (2).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:52.  A–8,508.
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