Florida Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 11, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Milliard 2b 5 1 1 0
Renteria ss 5 2 2 2
Sheffield rf 2 0 0 0
  Tavarez rf,cf 3 1 1 1
Conine lf 3 1 1 1
  McMillon lf 1 0 0 0
White cf 4 3 3 1
  Brooks rf 0 0 0 0
Colbrunn 1b 4 2 2 3
  Orsulak 1b 1 0 0 0
Abbott 3b 4 1 3 2
  Arias 3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 1 1
  Natal c 0 0 0 0
Rapp p 3 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 1 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 11
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 1 1 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 1
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Dishman p 0 0 0 0
  Schall ph 1 0 1 0
Jefferies lf 4 1 1 1
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Zuber 1b 5 0 1 1
Magee rf 4 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 1 4 1
Sefcik 3b 4 1 2 1
Beech p 1 0 0 0
  Estalella ph 1 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
  Maduro p 0 0 0 0
  Relaford ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Florida 030 240 00211141
Philadelphia 100 000 2205120
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (7-16) 6.1 8 3 3 2 5
  Heredia   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Powell   1.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Hammond   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beech  L (1-4) 4.0 5 5 5 1 4
  Blazier   0.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Maduro   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Bottalico   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Dishman   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
2
10

  E–Milliard (5).  2B–Florida White (36,off Blazier), Philadelphia Sefcik (5,off Rapp); Jefferies (15,off Heredia).  3B–Philadelphia Morandini (6,off Powell).  HR–Florida White (15,4th inning off Beech 0 on, 0 out); Abbott (7,4th inning off Beech 0 on, 1 out); Colbrunn (16,5th inning off Blazier 1 on, 2 out); Renteria (5,9th inning off Dishman 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Johnson (3,off Beech); Stocker (4,off Heredia).  SB–Abbott (3,2nd base off Beech/Santiago); Renteria (13,2nd base off Blazier/Santiago); Tavarez (5,2nd base off Blazier/Santiago).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–3:09.  A–15,507.
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