Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 19, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf,cf 4 2 1 0
Larkin ss 4 4 4 1
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 1 2 2
Sanders rf 5 1 2 2
Greene 3b 2 2 0 1
Davis cf 4 0 2 1
  Owens lf 1 0 0 0
Taubensee c 4 0 0 1
Branson 2b,ss 5 0 3 2
Burba p 3 1 1 1
  Harris 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 15 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 1 2 0
King 1b 4 0 0 1
Merced rf 4 0 1 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 3 1 1 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
Encarnacion c 4 0 0 0
Wagner p 1 0 0 1
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 1 0
  Parris p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 3 8 3
Cincinnati 014 211 02011152
Pittsburgh 110 000 001381
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (5-9) 7.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Carrasco   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Ruffin   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner  L (4-8) 2.1 4 5 5 3 2
  Peters   2.2 4 3 3 0 2
  Dessens   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Parris   2.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
3
6

  E–Morris (6), Sanders (2), Encarnacion (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Branson (9,off Peters); Larkin (17,off Parris), Pittsburgh Martin (21,off Burba).  3B–Cincinnati Branson (3,off Parris).  HR–Cincinnati Burba (2,5th inning off Peters 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Johnson (10,9th inning off Ruffin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Burba (3,off Wagner).  SF–Taubensee (4,off Peters); Greene (1,off Peters); King (4,off Burba).  HBP–Morris (3,by Wagner); Howard (1,by Peters).  SB–Larkin (24,2nd base off Wagner/Encarnacion); Howard (6,2nd base off Peters/Encarnacion); Merced (7,2nd base off Burba/Taubensee).  HBP–Wagner (3,Morris); Peters (1,Howard).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:00.  A–17,153.
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