Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 28, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 1 1 1
Morandini 2b 4 1 0 0
Jefferies 1b 4 2 2 4
Zeile 3b 4 1 2 2
Eisenreich rf 3 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia lf 3 1 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 2 0
Munoz p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 1 1 1
  Mimbs p 0 0 0 0
  Borland p 1 0 0 0
  Frey p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth cf 4 0 1 1
Martin lf 5 2 4 3
King 2b 5 0 0 0
Merced rf 5 4 3 4
Johnson 1b 5 2 4 0
Hayes 3b 5 1 1 2
Bell ss 4 1 2 1
Kendall c 4 1 1 1
Lieber p 0 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Wehner ph 1 1 1 0
  Dessens p 1 0 0 0
  Ericks p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordova p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 17 12
Philadelphia 000 800 0008101
Pittsburgh 203 300 40x12170
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Munoz   3.0 8 5 5 1 0
  Mimbs   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Borland  L (5-3) 2.2 4 4 1 0 1
  Frey   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Blazier   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
12
9
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber   3.2 7 6 6 1 3
  May   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Dessens   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Ericks  W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Cordova   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
3
7

  E–Zeile (10).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Philadelphia Zeile (21,off May), Pittsburgh Hayes (19,off Munoz); Martin (23,off Mimbs).  HR–Philadelphia Zeile (18,4th inning off Lieber 1 on, 0 out); Jefferies (4,4th inning off May 3 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Merced 2 (17,1st inning off Munoz 1 on, 2 out,4th inning off Mimbs 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Munoz (1,off Lieber).  HBP–Morandini (4,by May).  IBB–Eisenreich (8,by Ericks).  SB–Eisenreich (10,2nd base off Lieber/Kendall); Jefferies (8,2nd base off Ericks/Kendall); Martin 2 (22,2nd base off Munoz/Santiago 2).  CS–Bell (2,2nd base by Munoz/Santiago).  HBP–May (1,Morandini).  IBB–Ericks (1,Eisenreich).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Mark Barron.  T–3:00.  A–15,189.
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