Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders cf 5 0 2 0
Harris 2b 4 1 1 0
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Sierra rf 4 1 2 1
Morris 1b 4 0 1 0
Taubensee c 2 0 0 0
Perez lf 4 0 2 1
Branson 3b 4 0 0 0
Mercker p 2 1 1 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown lf 2 2 1 0
Allensworth cf 2 2 2 0
Sveum 2b 3 0 1 1
Young 1b 3 0 1 3
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Guillen rf 2 0 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Lieber p 3 0 0 1
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
  Ericks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 7 5
Cincinnati 100 011 000391
Pittsburgh 210 020 00x572
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (1-2) 4.1 5 5 4 4 2
  Bones   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Belinda   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Carrasco   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (1-0) 7.0 8 3 1 3 4
  Loiselle   1.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Ericks  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
4
7

  E–Harris (1), Allensworth (1), Guillen (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Mercker (1,off Lieber), Pittsburgh Allensworth (5,off Mercker); Kendall (2,off Mercker).  SH–Sveum (2,off Mercker); Allensworth (2,off Belinda).  SF–Young (1,off Mercker).  HBP–E Brown (1,by Belinda).  SB–D Sanders 2 (15,3rd base off Lieber/Kendall,2nd base off Lieber/Kendall); Harris (1,2nd base off Lieber/Kendall); Young (2,2nd base off Bones/Taubensee).  CS–Kendall (3,3rd base by Mercker/Taubensee).  WP–Loiselle (3).  HBP–Belinda (4,E Brown).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Brian Gibbons, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:40.  A–14,542.
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