Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 2, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
Weiss ss 5 2 2 1
Burks cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 5 2 1 0
Walker rf 2 1 1 0
Bichette lf 2 1 1 4
  Perez 2b 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 1 1
Reed c 3 0 1 0
Ritz p 3 1 1 1
  McCracken ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth cf 4 0 0 0
Martin lf 5 1 1 0
King 2b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1
Kingery rf 3 0 1 1
  Ruebel p 0 0 0 0
  Ericks p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Morel p 0 0 0 0
Garcia 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Osik c 4 0 0 0
Loaiza p 1 0 0 0
  Beamon ph,rf 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 6 2
Colorado 003 100 040882
Pittsburgh 200 010 000361
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz  W (14-10) 7.0 5 3 2 3 3
  Holmes   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  L (0-2) 5.0 5 4 4 1 3
  Ruebel   2.1 1 3 2 1 1
  Ericks   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Morel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
3
4

  E–Castilla (16), J Reed (10), King (9).  2B–Colorado Galarraga (31,off Loaiza); Weiss (18,off Ruebel); J Reed (17,off Ericks).  HR–Colorado Castilla (37,3rd inning off Loaiza 0 on, 0 out); Ritz (1,3rd inning off Loaiza 0 on, 1 out); Weiss (8,3rd inning off Loaiza 0 on, 2 out); Bichette (29,8th inning off Ericks 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Bichette (8,off Loaiza).  HBP–Walker 2 (8,by Ruebel 2).  IBB–J Reed (8,by Loaiza).  SB–J Reed (2,2nd base off Loaiza/Osik); Weiss (10,3rd base off Ruebel/Osik); Martin (30,2nd base off Ritz/J Reed); Johnson (6,2nd base off Ritz/J Reed).  CS–Walker (2,2nd base by Ruebel/Osik).  WP–Ritz (10).  HBP–Ruebel 2 (5,Walker 2).  IBB–Loaiza (1,J Reed).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:40.  A–9,513.
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