Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 14, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brumfield cf 4 0 1 1
Martin lf 4 0 1 1
King 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wehner ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 4 2 3 0
Kendall c 4 1 2 0
Wagner p 1 0 0 1
  Hope p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 2 1
Lemke 2b 5 1 3 0
Jones 3b 5 1 0 0
McGriff 1b 5 2 2 3
Justice rf 4 1 2 0
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 4 3
Blauser ss 3 1 1 0
Smoltz p 2 0 0 0
  Walton lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 14 7
Pittsburgh 001 000 200390
Atlanta 000 232 00x7142
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner  L (4-4) 5.1 10 7 7 2 4
  Hope   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen   2.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (8-1) 7.0 6 3 3 2 7
  Wade   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Clontz   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
9

  E–Blauser 2 (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Kendall (7,off Smoltz); Hayes (7,off Smoltz), Atlanta Lopez (6,off Wagner).  HR–Atlanta McGriff (9,5th inning off Wagner 2 on, 1 out); Lopez (5,6th inning off Wagner 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wagner (2,off Smoltz); Smoltz (3,off Wagner).  SF–Brumfield (1,off Smoltz).  SB–Grissom (7,2nd base off Wagner/Kendall).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:31.  A–28,175.
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