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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 12, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 12, 1996 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Portugal |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 27,708 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Kerwin Danley 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Greg Bonin 3B: Frank Pulli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Mike Kingery | Center Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Danny Darwin | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Harris | First Baseman |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
| Eric Davis | Center Fielder |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Thomas Howard | Left Fielder |
| Mark Portugal | Pitcher |
| Ray Knight | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 12, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Portugal
Garcia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Portugal
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Portugal
King is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Darwin
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Darwin
Larkin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced who is chasing the ball. Larkin reaches third base with a triple. Harris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Greene vs. Darwin
Greene is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Darwin
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larkin tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Darwin
Taubensee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kingery. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Darwin
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Darwin
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Portugal
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Portugal
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kingery vs. Portugal
Kingery hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Portugal
There's a wild pitch. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Portugal
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Darwin
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Darwin covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Darwin
Portugal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Darwin
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Portugal
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Portugal
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Portugal
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Portugal
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Portugal
King hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Garcia scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merced vs. Portugal
Merced hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Darwin
Larkin hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Darwin
Greene hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Darwin
Sanders hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Portugal
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hayes for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Portugal
Kingery hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Portugal
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Portugal
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Darwin
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Darwin
Boone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Darwin
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Portugal
Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Portugal
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Portugal
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Darwin
Portugal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Darwin
Harris bunts in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out. Portugal moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Darwin
Larkin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Darwin
Greene hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Portugal
King hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Portugal
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Portugal
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Darwin
Sanders hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Darwin
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taubensee for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Darwin
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Portugal
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portugal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Portugal
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Portugal
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Darwin
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Darwin
Portugal strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Darwin
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Portugal
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Danny Darwin.
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Portugal
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Portugal
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
King vs. Portugal
King hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Dessens
Elmer Dessens now pitching.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Larkin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Dessens
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Dessens
Curtis Goodwin pinch runs for Willie Greene.
Sanders is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Christiansen
Joe Oliver pinch hits for Ed Taubensee. Jason Christiansen now pitching.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Christiansen
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Parris
Steve Parris now pitching.
Davis takes first base on ball four. Larkin scores. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Parris
There goes Davis. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Parris
Boone strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Brantley
Joe Oliver now catching. Jeff Brantley now pitching. Jeff Branson now playing third base.
Merced is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Brantley
Hayes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Brantley
Kingery hits a popup, foul, towards third. Branson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Garcia C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Harris L, 1b 3 1 1 0
Martin A, lf 4 0 2 0 Larkin B, ss 4 2 2 1
King J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Greene W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Merced O, rf 4 0 0 0 Goodwin C, pr 0 0 0 0
Hayes C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Brantley J, p 0 0 0 0
Kingery M, cf 4 1 1 1 Sanders R, rf 3 1 1 2
Bell J, ss 3 0 0 0 Taubensee E, c 3 1 1 1
Kendall J, c 3 0 0 0 Oliver J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Darwin D, p 2 0 0 0 Davis E, cf 3 0 2 0
Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0 Boone B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Dessens E, p 0 0 0 0 Howard T, lf 3 0 0 0
Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0 Portugal M, p 2 0 0 0
Parris S, p 0 0 0 0 Branson J, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 30 5 9 4
Pittsburgh 001 100 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 300 001 01x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin D (L) 7.0 7 4 4 1 3
Dessens E 0.1 2 1 1 0 1
Christiansen J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Parris S 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal M (W) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4
Brantley J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Davis E, Martin A, Larkin B
3B -- Larkin B
HR -- Taubensee E, Kingery M, Sanders R
SB -- Goodwin C, Larkin B, Davis E
SH -- Harris L
SF -- Sanders R
WP -- Darwin D, Portugal M, Parris S
T -- 2:21
A -- 27708
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