Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
March 31, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 31, 2003 at Great American Ballpark. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 2 2 3
Kendall c 5 1 1 1
Giles lf 4 1 1 1
Ramirez 3b 5 1 2 0
Simon 1b 4 2 2 1
  Young 1b 1 0 0 0
Sanders rf 5 1 3 2
Reese 2b 3 1 1 2
Wilson ss 3 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
Benson p 1 1 0 0
  Nunez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 10
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 3 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 0
Kearns rf 3 0 0 1
Dunn lf 4 0 0 0
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Larson 3b 4 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
Haynes p 1 1 1 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Riedling p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 060 010 21010122
Cincinnati 001 000 000140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (1-0) 6.1 3 1 0 3 3
  Tavarez   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Beimel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (0-1) 4.0 5 6 6 3 3
  Heredia   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Sullivan   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Riedling   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  White   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Williamson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
5
6

  E–Ramirez (1), Reese (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Simon 2 (2,off Haynes,off Riedling); Giles (1,off White), Cincinnati Griffey (1,off Benson); Haynes (1,off Benson).  HR–Pittsburgh Sanders (1,2nd inning off Haynes 1 on, 1 out); Lofton (1,2nd inning off Haynes 2 on, 2 out); Kendall (1,2nd inning off Haynes 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Benson (1,off Haynes).  SF–Reese (1,off Riedling).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–3:00.  A–42,343.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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