Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 2 1 0
Burks cf 4 2 3 4
  McCracken pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Bichette rf 5 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 5 1 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 2 2
Pulliam lf 4 0 0 0
Weiss ss 2 0 0 0
Owens c 3 1 1 1
Freeman p 3 0 0 0
  Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 4 1 1 0
Doster 2b 5 0 0 1
Jefferies 1b 3 1 1 0
Incaviglia lf 4 0 2 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 2 1
Phillips rf 2 0 0 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
  Battle ph 1 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Eisenreich ph 1 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
Benjamin ss 4 1 1 0
Fernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Murray rf 2 1 1 1
Totals 34 4 9 3
Colorado 310 300 000771
Philadelphia 210 100 000493
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman  W (5-4) 6.1 9 4 4 4 3
  Reed   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Ruffin  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (3-6) 2.2 3 4 3 4 3
  Springer   1.0 3 3 3 0 3
  Jordan   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Borland   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Blazier   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
7
6
8
12

  E–Owens (4), Doster (2), Santiago (6), Phillips (2).  DP–Colorado 2, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Owens 2 (4).  2B–Colorado Castilla (19,off Fernandez).  HR–Colorado Burks 2 (19,1st inning off Fernandez 1 on, 0 out,4th inning off Springer 1 on, 0 out); Owens (3,2nd inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out); Castilla (13,4th inning off Springer 0 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Murray (2,4th inning off Freeman 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Castilla (4,by Blazier).  SB–Young (20,2nd base off Springer/Santiago); McCracken (2,2nd base off Blazier/Santiago); Otero 2 (8,2nd base off Freeman/Owens 2).  CS–Young (10,2nd base by Borland/Santiago).  WP–Freeman (6).  IBB–Blazier (1,Castilla).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:18.  A–33,385.
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