Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bullett cf 3 0 1 0
  Timmons ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Jennings rf 3 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph 1 1 1 0
  Kieschnick lf 0 0 0 0
Brown 1b 3 1 1 1
  Gomez ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 1 2
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Magadan 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Houston c 3 1 2 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Haney 2b 3 0 0 0
  Grace ph 1 0 0 0
Foster p 2 0 1 1
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Bullinger p 0 0 0 0
  Glanville ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth cf 4 1 2 0
Martin lf 4 1 1 1
Liriano 3b 3 1 2 0
  Wehner pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Merced rf 4 0 0 1
Johnson 1b 5 0 2 1
Garcia 2b 3 1 1 0
Bell ss 3 1 2 2
Kendall c 2 0 0 0
Lieber p 2 1 1 0
  Beamon ph 1 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Ericks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 11 5
Chicago 000 110 020472
Pittsburgh 022 001 01x6110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  L (7-5) 4.2 9 4 4 3 2
  Telemaco   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Casian   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Bullinger   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Bottenfield   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Patterson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
7
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (9-5) 7.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Plesac   1.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Ericks  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
8

  E–Magadan (2), Hernandez (20).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Kendall (8).  2B–Chicago Foster (4,off Lieber), Pittsburgh Liriano (14,off Foster); Johnson (22,off Foster); Lieber (3,off Telemaco); Martin (38,off Bottenfield).  3B–Pittsburgh Allensworth (2,off Foster).  HR–Chicago Brown (5,4th inning off Lieber 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Bell (11,2nd inning off Foster 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lieber (3,off Foster).  SF–Martin (7,off Foster).  HBP–Kendall (13,by Foster).  IBB–Liriano (2,by Patterson).  SB–Hernandez (4,2nd base off Lieber/Kendall); Houston (2,2nd base off Lieber/Kendall); Sandberg (12,2nd base off Plesac/Kendall); Timmons (1,3rd base off Plesac/Kendall); Liriano (2,2nd base off Foster/Houston); Martin (36,3rd base off Patterson/Houston).  CS–Bullett (3,2nd base by Lieber/Kendall); Allensworth (6,2nd base by Foster/Houston).  HBP–Foster (2,Kendall).  IBB–Patterson (6,Liriano).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:46.  A–19,285.
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