Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 12, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 2003 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 5 0 1 0
Rollins ss 4 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 1 1 0
Thome 1b 4 2 1 2
Lieberthal c 4 1 1 0
Utley 2b 4 0 0 0
Burrell lf 4 0 2 0
Perez 3b 3 0 1 1
Telemaco p 2 0 0 0
  de los Santos p 0 0 0 0
  Ledee ph 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 0 0 0 1
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Duckworth p 0 0 0 0
  Pratt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redman cf 4 1 2 0
Nunez 2b 4 1 2 1
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Sanders lf 4 3 3 3
Stairs 1b 4 1 1 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Wilson C. rf 3 0 0 1
Mackowiak 3b 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez ph,3b 1 0 1 2
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Wilson J. ss 4 0 0 0
Wells p 2 0 0 1
  Reboulet 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Philadelphia 010 000 120471
Pittsburgh 010 112 30x8121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Telemaco  L (1-3) 5.1 7 5 4 1 1
  de los Santos   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Plesac   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Mesa   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Duckworth   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (8-8) 6.2 4 2 1 2 7
  Gonzalez   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Corey   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
3
7

  E–Rollins (13), Nunez (8).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia Lieberthal (27,off Wells), Pittsburgh Mackowiak (3,off Telemaco); Redman (12,off Telemaco); Stairs (19,off Telemaco).  3B–Philadelphia Abreu (1,off Corey).  HR–Philadelphia Thome (40,8th inning off Corey 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Nunez (4,4th inning off Telemaco 0 on, 0 out); Sanders (31,7th inning off Mesa 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–C Wilson (2,by Telemaco).  SB–Kendall (7,2nd base off Mesa/Lieberthal).  WP–Telemaco (2).  IBB–Telemaco (2,C Wilson).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–3:04.  A–18,895.
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