Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth cf 4 0 1 1
Martin lf 4 0 1 0
King 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Beamon rf 3 1 1 0
Hayes 3b 3 0 1 1
Bell ss 3 0 1 0
Encarnacion c 2 1 1 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Ericks p 0 0 0 0
Miceli p 1 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 1 0
  Ruebel p 0 0 0 0
  Kendall ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 2 1 1 0
Relaford 2b 4 0 0 0
Jefferies lf 3 1 1 0
Zeile 1b 1 1 0 1
Eisenreich rf 4 1 3 1
Santiago c 3 0 1 1
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 1
Stocker ss 4 0 0 0
Williams p 3 0 1 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 7 4
Pittsburgh 000 011 000270
Philadelphia 200 100 01x470
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Miceli  L (2-7) 5.0 5 3 3 4 3
  Ruebel   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Ericks   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
6
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (4-9) 8.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Ryan  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 4.  2B–Pittsburgh Beamon (1,off Williams), Philadelphia Eisenreich 2 (15,off Miceli 2); Santiago (18,off Ruebel).  SF–Zeile (4,off Miceli); Rolen (1,off Miceli); Santiago (1,off Ericks).  SB–Otero (11,3rd base off Miceli/Encarnacion).  WP–Miceli 2 (7), Williams (10).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:42.  A–25,498.
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