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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1996 at Jack Murphy 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 1 2
Martin cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 5 2 3 0
Merced rf 3 0 2 1
Hayes 3b 4 0 1 1
Clark lf 4 0 0 0
  Kingery cf 1 0 0 0
Bell ss 5 1 1 0
Osik c 4 1 1 0
Darwin p 2 0 2 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 4 0 1 0
Reed 2b 4 0 0 0
Gwynn T. rf 4 0 2 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Newfield lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Gwynn C. ph 1 0 1 0
  Cianfrocco c 0 0 0 0
Lopez ss 3 0 0 0
Tewksbury p 1 0 1 0
  Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Pittsburgh 100 005 0006120
San Diego 000 000 000063
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  W (4-6) 8.0 5 0 0 0 4
  Christiansen   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury  L (5-3) 5.2 9 6 3 3 6
  Sanders   2.1 3 0 0 1 3
  Villone   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
3
4
9

  E–Finley (3), Reed (4), Thompson (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Garcia (6,off Tewksbury); Darwin (3,off Sanders), San Diego T Gwynn (9,off Christiansen).  SH–Darwin 2 (5,off Tewksbury 2).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Tewksbury/Johnson); Finley (4,2nd base by Darwin/Osik).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Scott Potter.  T–2:49.  A–30,932.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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