Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
July 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1996 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 1 0
Martin lf 4 2 3 0
King 1b 3 1 0 0
Merced rf 4 2 3 1
Hayes 3b 3 0 1 2
Wehner cf 4 0 0 1
  Cordova p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
Neagle p 3 0 2 0
  Morel p 0 0 0 0
  Kingery cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kelly lf 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 1 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Branson ph 1 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 1 1 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 3 1 1 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver c 3 1 3 1
Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Totals 34 3 8 2
Pittsburgh 202 000 0105120
Cincinnati 000 000 300381
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (10-4) 6.1 6 3 3 1 4
  Morel   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Cordova   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Plesac  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  L (8-8) 5.0 8 4 2 1 3
  Service   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Carrasco   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
3
1
4

  E–Smiley (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Merced (15,off Smiley); Kendall 2 (12,off Smiley,off Service), Cincinnati Boone (11,off Neagle).  HR–Pittsburgh Merced (13,8th inning off Carrasco 0 on, 0 out).  SH–King (1,off Smiley); Smiley (3,off Neagle).  IBB–Hayes (4,by Smiley).  HBP–Oliver (1,by Neagle).  SB–King (7,Home off Smiley/Oliver).  CS–Kendall (1,3rd base by Smiley/Oliver); Garcia (5,2nd base by Smiley/Oliver); Martin (7,2nd base by Service/Oliver).  BK–Morel (1).  HBP–Neagle (1,Oliver).  IBB–Smiley (3,Hayes).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:38.  A–24,670.
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