Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 1 1 0
Burks lf 3 1 2 1
Walker cf 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 3 0 0 1
Bichette rf 4 0 1 0
Castilla 3b 3 0 1 0
Weiss ss 4 0 1 0
Owens c 4 0 0 0
Swift p 2 0 1 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Castellano ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
  Bates ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 2 4 1
Martin lf 5 0 1 2
King 1b 5 1 1 2
Merced rf 5 0 1 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 3 0 1 0
Kingery cf 2 1 1 0
Bell ss 4 1 2 1
Kendall c 4 1 0 0
Ruebel p 3 0 1 0
  Lieber p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 0 0 0 0
  Wehner pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 6
Colorado 200 000 000271
Pittsburgh 001 121 02x7120
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Swift   3.1 5 2 2 1 1
  Farmer  L (0-1) 2.2 5 3 3 1 0
  Reed   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Holmes   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Munoz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ruebel  W (1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Lieber   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Plesac   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–Castilla (6).  DP–Colorado 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Colorado Burks (14,off Ruebel); Bichette (13,off Ruebel); Young (9,off Ruebel); Castilla (15,off Plesac), Pittsburgh Hayes (12,off Swift); Garcia (5,off Swift); Merced (7,off Farmer).  3B–Pittsburgh Kingery (1,off Swift); Bell (2,off Holmes).  HR–Pittsburgh King (13,5th inning off Farmer 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Galarraga (6,off Ruebel).  HBP–Young (6,by Ruebel).  SB–Burks (10,2nd base off Lieber/Kendall).  WP–Farmer (1), Holmes (2).  HBP–Ruebel (2,Young).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:41.  A–8,120.
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