Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 16, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth cf 4 0 0 0
Martin lf 4 2 2 0
King 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 0
Merced rf 4 1 3 2
Hayes 3b 4 0 2 2
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Neagle p 1 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Morel p 0 0 0 0
  Kingery ph 1 0 0 0
  Wainhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 1 0
Jones A. rf 5 2 2 1
Jones C. ss 2 1 2 1
McGriff 1b 4 1 2 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 1
Dye lf 4 0 2 1
Lopez c 3 0 1 0
Lemke 2b 3 0 0 1
Smoltz p 4 0 1 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 100 000 102481
Atlanta 100 040 00x5120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  L (12-6) 5.0 9 5 5 2 2
  Morel   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Wainhouse   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (20-6) 8.1 7 4 4 1 6
  Wohlers  SV (30) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
7

  E–Hayes (17).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Merced (20,off Smoltz); Martin (27,off Smoltz), Atlanta Dye 2 (9,off Neagle 2).  3B–Atlanta A Jones (1,off Neagle).  HR–Atlanta A Jones (1,5th inning off Neagle 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Lemke (6,off Neagle).  IBB–Lopez (5,by Neagle).  IBB–Neagle (2,Lopez).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:24.  A–39,210.
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