Pittsburgh Pirates vs Florida Marlins
May 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1998 at Pro Player Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Florida Marlins 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 3 2 1
Martin lf 4 1 1 1
Kendall c 3 1 3 3
Young 1b 3 1 0 0
Ward cf,rf 4 1 1 3
Guillen rf 4 0 2 1
  Rincon p 1 0 0 0
Strange 3b 4 0 0 0
Polcovich ss 3 1 0 0
Lieber p 2 1 1 0
  Allensworth cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 10 11 9
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Dunwoody cf 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 4 1 1 0
Kotsay rf 4 1 0 0
Zeile 3b 3 0 0 0
Floyd lf 4 1 2 2
Jackson 1b 3 0 1 1
  Lee ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
Counsell 2b 2 1 1 0
  Berg ph 1 0 0 0
Fontenot p 1 0 0 0
  Henriquez p 1 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
  Mantei p 0 0 0 0
  Wehner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 3
Pittsburgh 104 200 00310112
Florida 310 000 000461
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (2-6) 7.0 5 4 3 2 5
  Rincon  SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
2
8
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot  L (0-1) 3.2 7 7 7 3 1
  Henriquez   3.1 1 0 0 0 4
  Dempster   1.0 2 3 3 1 1
  Mantei   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
10
10
4
6

  E–Womack (8), Polcovich (6), Jackson (3).  DP–Florida 2.  PB–Zaun (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Guillen (13,off Fontenot); Womack (6,off Fontenot); Martin (6,off Fontenot); Kendall (10,off Mantei), Florida Floyd 2 (14,off Lieber,off Rincon); Jackson (2,off Lieber); Counsell (10,off Lieber).  3B–Pittsburgh Guillen (2,off Fontenot).  SH–Lieber (4,off Fontenot).  SF–Ward (5,off Mantei).  HBP–Kendall 2 (14,by Fontenot 2); Young (3,by Mantei).  SB–Kendall (6,2nd base off Henriquez/Zaun).  CS–Renteria (5,2nd base by Lieber/Kendall).  HBP–Fontenot 2 (2,Kendall 2); Mantei (1,Young).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:45.  A–30,499.
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