San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 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 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 2 1 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Finley cf 5 2 2 0
Gwynn T. rf 4 2 2 2
Caminiti 3b 3 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 2 2
  Newfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Livingstone 1b 0 0 0 0
Reed 2b 2 0 1 1
Cedeno ss 4 0 1 1
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Ashby p 3 0 0 0
  Gwynn C. ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cummings rf 4 0 0 0
Martin lf 4 0 3 0
King 2b 4 0 0 0
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 1
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Kingery cf 4 0 3 0
Hayes 3b 3 0 0 0
  Wehner 3b 1 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 1 0
Wagner p 2 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
San Diego 301 000 3007110
Pittsburgh 000 100 000191
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  W (4-2) 7.0 8 1 1 0 3
  Worrell   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner  L (4-3) 6.0 7 4 4 5 1
  Boever   2.0 4 3 2 1 1
  Hancock   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
6
3

  E–Kingery (2).  DP–San Diego 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Diego Joyner (13,off Wagner), Pittsburgh Martin (8,off Ashby); Kingery (1,off Ashby).  HR–Pittsburgh Johnson (3,4th inning off Ashby 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Reed (1,off Wagner).  SB–T Gwynn (3,2nd base off Wagner/Kendall).  CS–Reed (1,3rd base by Wagner/Kendall); Martin (3,3rd base by Ashby/Ausmus).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:38.  A–10,863.
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