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Pirates
@ Rockies
Coors Field
May 22, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 22, 1996 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zane Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Ritz |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
| Attendance | 48,044 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Mark Barron 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Tom Hallion |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Al Martin | Center Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Dave Clark | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Keith Osik | Catcher |
| Zane Smith | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Left Fielder |
| Dante Bichette | Right Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Kevin Ritz | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Rockies
Coors Field
May 22, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Ritz
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Liriano for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Ritz
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Smith
There goes Young. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Smith
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Bichette vs. Smith
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Smith
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Smith
There goes Walker. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Walker steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Galarraga vs. Smith
Galarraga hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Smith
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Ritz
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Ritz
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Ritz
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Smith
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smith
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Smith
Ritz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Ritz
Osik strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ritz
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Ritz
Liriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Smith
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Smith
Bichette strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Ritz
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Ritz
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga juggles the ball. That's an error on Galarraga. King moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell bunts towards the mound. Ritz fields it and throws to first for the out. King moves to third. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Ritz
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. King scores. Merced moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Ritz
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hayes for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Smith
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Galarraga vs. Smith
Galarraga hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Galarraga reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Smith
Castilla hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Castilla reaches second base with a double. Galarraga scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Smith
Reed hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smith
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Smith
Ritz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Ritz
Osik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kingery vs. Ritz
Mike Kingery pinch hits for Zane Smith.
Kingery hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burks. Kingery reaches second base with a double. Osik moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Liriano vs. Ritz
Liriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
King vs. Ritz
King hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merced vs. Ritz
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Lieber
Jon Lieber now pitching.
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Lieber
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lieber
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Galarraga vs. Lieber
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritz
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Ritz
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Lieber
Castilla hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Lieber
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Lieber
Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ritz vs. Lieber
Ritz strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Ritz
Osik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Ritz
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Jon Lieber.
Cummings hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Ritz
Liriano hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ritz
There's a wild pitch. Osik moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Osik scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Ritz
King is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Ritz
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching.
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Wilkins
There goes Young. The throw from Osik and he is out, Liriano applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Wilkins
Burks hits a line drive into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Wilkins
Bichette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wilkins
Walker takes first base on ball four. Bichette moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galarraga vs. Wilkins
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Galarraga vs. Wilkins
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Reed
Steve Reed now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reed
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Reed
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Reed
Osik strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Wilkins
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Wilkins
Reed bunts towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weiss vs. Wilkins
Weiss bunts towards the mound. Wilkins catches it and throws to second to double up Castilla. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Wilkins
Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Steve Reed.
McCracken strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ruffin
Bruce Ruffin now pitching. Carlos Garcia pinch hits for Marc Wilkins.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Ruffin
Liriano hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ruffin
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Liriano moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
King vs. Ruffin
King hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Ruffin
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Colorado (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI
Liriano N, 2b 3 0 1 0 Young E, 2b 3 1 1 0
Martin A, cf 5 0 2 1 Burks E, lf 4 0 0 0
King J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bichette D, rf 3 0 0 1
Merced O, rf 5 0 1 0 Walker L, cf 3 2 3 0
Bell J, ss 3 0 0 0 Galarraga A, 1b 4 1 2 2
Clark D, lf 4 0 1 1 Castilla V, 3b 4 1 2 1
Hayes C, 3b 4 1 1 1 Reed J, c 4 1 2 2
Osik K, c 4 1 2 0 Weiss W, ss 4 0 1 0
Smith Z, p 1 0 0 0 Ritz K, p 3 0 0 0
Kingery M, ph 1 0 1 0 Reed S, p 0 0 0 0
Lieber J, p 0 0 0 0 McCracken Q, ph 1 0 0 0
Cummings M, ph 1 0 0 0 Ruffin B, p 0 0 0 0
Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0
Garcia C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 33 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 000 100 110 -- 3
Colorado 200 400 00x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Smith Z (L) 4.0 6 6 6 0 3
Lieber J 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Wilkins M 2.0 3 0 0 2 2
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz K (W) 7.0 7 2 1 2 6
Reed S 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Ruffin B (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Galarraga A, Walker L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Colorado 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Colorado 6
2B -- Walker L, Galarraga A, Castilla V, Kingery M
3B -- Walker L 2
HR -- Reed J, Hayes C
SB -- Young E, Walker L 2, Bichette D
CS -- Young E
SH -- Bell J
HBP -- by Smith Z (Young E), by Ritz K (King J)
WP -- Ritz K
T -- 2:35
A -- 48044
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