Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies
May 22, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1996 at Coors Field. The Colorado Rockies 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, Colorado Rockies 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 3 0 1 0
Martin cf 5 0 2 1
King 1b 4 1 1 0
Merced rf 5 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 1
Hayes 3b 4 1 1 1
Osik c 4 1 2 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 1 0
  Lieber p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 1 1 0
Burks lf 4 0 0 0
Bichette rf 3 0 0 1
Walker cf 3 2 3 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 2 2
Castilla 3b 4 1 2 1
Reed J. c 4 1 2 2
Weiss ss 4 0 1 0
Ritz p 3 0 0 0
  Reed S. p 0 0 0 0
  McCracken ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 000 100 1103100
Colorado 200 400 00x6112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (2-2) 4.0 6 6 6 0 3
  Lieber   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Wilkins   2.0 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
7
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz  W (4-4) 7.0 7 2 1 2 6
  Reed   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Ruffin  SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
7

  E–Walker (1), Galarraga (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Colorado 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Kingery (2,off Ritz), Colorado Walker (8,off Smith); Galarraga (12,off Smith); Castilla (11,off Smith).  3B–Colorado Walker 2 (4,off Smith,off Lieber).  HR–Pittsburgh Hayes (7,8th inning off S Reed 0 on, 2 out), Colorado J Reed (6,4th inning off Smith 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Bell (3,off Ritz).  HBP–King (1,by Ritz); Young (4,by Smith).  SB–Young (11,2nd base off Smith/Osik); Walker 2 (8,3rd base off Smith/Osik,2nd base off Wilkins/Osik); Bichette (6,3rd base off Wilkins/Osik).  CS–Young (4,2nd base by Wilkins/Osik).  WP–Ritz (5).  HBP–Smith (2,Young); Ritz (3,King).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Mark Barron, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:35.  A–48,044.
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