Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1996 at Three Rivers 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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Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 5 0 1 0
Greene 3b 4 0 1 0
Larkin ss 2 2 1 1
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Sanders rf 3 1 1 0
Morris 1b 4 0 2 2
Boone 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliver c 3 0 0 0
  Taubensee ph 1 0 0 0
Jarvis p 2 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Branson ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 2 2 0
Martin cf,lf 5 1 2 3
King 1b 4 1 1 0
Merced rf 4 0 1 2
Clark lf 2 1 1 1
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Cordova p 0 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 4 0 2 1
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Lieber p 2 1 1 1
  Wilkins p 0 1 0 0
  Wehner cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
Cincinnati 000 102 000370
Pittsburgh 010 052 00x8110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  L (3-2) 4.2 8 6 6 2 2
  Ruffin   1.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Shaw   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Smith   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (3-3) 5.1 6 3 3 2 2
  Wilkins   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Plesac   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Cordova   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Morris (18,off Lieber), Pittsburgh Martin (20,off Jarvis); Hayes (18,off Jarvis); Lieber (1,off Jarvis); King (20,off Jarvis); Merced (18,off Ruffin).  HR–Cincinnati Larkin (14,4th inning off Lieber 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Martin (12,5th inning off Jarvis 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Larkin (5,by Lieber).  IBB–Clark (2,by Shaw).  SB–Howard (5,2nd base off Lieber/Kendall).  CS–Bell (1,2nd base by Jarvis/Oliver).  HBP–Lieber (3,Larkin).  IBB–Shaw (6,Clark).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:38.  A–12,669.
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