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Pirates
@ Marlins
Joe Robbie Stadium
April 4, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 4, 1996 at Joe Robbie Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 4, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Florida Marlins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 4, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Florida Marlins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Ericks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Leiter |
Ballpark | Joe Robbie Stadium |
City | Miami |
State | FL |
Attendance | 19,008 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Eric Gregg |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacob Brumfield | Center Fielder |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
John Ericks | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Florida Marlins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
Devon White | Center Fielder |
Gary Sheffield | Right Fielder |
Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
Greg Colbrunn | First Baseman |
Charles Johnson | Catcher |
Kurt Abbott | Shortstop |
Al Leiter | Pitcher |
Rene Lachemann | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Marlins
Joe Robbie Stadium
April 4, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Leiter
Brumfield hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Leiter
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Leiter
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Ericks
Veras hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Ericks
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sheffield vs. Ericks
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Conine vs. Ericks
Conine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Ericks
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pendleton for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Leiter
King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Leiter, and towards Veras, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leiter
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leiter
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Leiter
Garcia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheffield. Garcia reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Kendall vs. Leiter
Kendall hits a line drive into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Ericks
Colbrunn hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ericks
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Ericks
Abbott strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ericks vs. Leiter
Ericks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Leiter
Brumfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Leiter
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Leiter
Merced takes first base on ball four. Brumfield moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Leiter
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. Ericks
Leiter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Veras vs. Ericks
Veras bunts towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ericks
There goes Veras. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Veras steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Ericks
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Veras trying to get to home. Merced throws the ball in to Kendall who tags Veras who's trying to score from second, for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sheffield vs. Ericks
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Ericks
Conine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leiter
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leiter
Bell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Leiter
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leiter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Leiter
Kendall takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Ericks vs. Leiter
Ericks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Ericks
Pendleton hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Ericks
Colbrunn hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ericks
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Ericks
Abbott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Leiter vs. Ericks
Leiter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Leiter
Brumfield strikes out. Johnson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brumfield out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Leiter
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Leiter
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Ericks
Veras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ericks
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Ericks
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Ericks
Conine hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Veras moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Ericks
Craig Grebeck pinch runs for Quilvio Veras.
Pendleton 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
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Leiter
Craig Grebeck now playing second base.
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leiter
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leiter
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Cordova
Francisco Cordova now pitching.
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cordova, and towards Bell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cordova
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Cordova
Abbott strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Leiter
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Leiter
Kendall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Leiter
John Wehner pinch hits for Francisco Cordova.
Wehner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Leiter
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tavarez vs. Hancock
Lee Hancock now pitching. Jesus Tavarez pinch hits for Al Leiter.
Tavarez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Hancock
Grebeck bunts towards the mound. Hancock juggles the ball. That's an error on Hancock. Tavarez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hancock
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sheffield vs. Hancock
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bell. Tavarez moves to third. Grebeck moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Conine vs. Hancock
Conine hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Tavarez scores. Grebeck scores. Sheffield moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Hancock
Hancock spins and fires to second, and Sheffield is picked off. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Hancock
Pendleton is hit by the pitch. Conine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Colbrunn vs. Hancock
Colbrunn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Conine scores. Pendleton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hancock
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Pena
Alejandro Pena now pitching. Mike Kingery pinch hits for Al Martin.
Kingery strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Pena
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Pena
King hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. King reaches second base with a double. Merced goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Pena
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Pena
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Hancock
Mike Kingery now playing left field.
Abbott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Hancock
Andre Dawson pinch hits for Alejandro Pena.
Dawson hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Hancock
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Nen
Robb Nen now pitching.
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Nen
Dave Clark pinch hits for Jason Kendall.
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nen
Mark Johnson pinch hits for Lee Hancock.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Marlins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Nen
Brumfield strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/4/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Florida (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Florida AB R H RBI Brumfield J, cf 4 0 0 0 Veras Q, 2b 3 0 1 0 Martin A, lf 4 0 0 0 Grebeck C, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Kingery M, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 White D, cf 4 1 2 0 Merced O, rf 2 1 0 0 Sheffield G, rf 4 1 1 2 King J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Conine J, lf 3 1 2 2 Hayes C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pendleton T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 3 0 1 0 Colbrunn G, 1b 4 1 2 2 Garcia C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Johnson C, c 4 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 2 0 0 0 Abbott K, ss 4 0 1 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0 Leiter A, p 2 0 1 0 Ericks J, p 2 0 0 0 Tavarez J, ph 1 1 1 0 Cordova F, p 0 0 0 0 Pena A, p 0 0 0 0 Wehner J, ph 1 1 1 1 Dawson A, ph 1 0 0 0 Hancock L, p 0 0 0 0 Nen R, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson M, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 2 34 6 11 6 Pittsburgh 000 000 110 -- 2 Florida 002 100 30x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Ericks J (L) 5.0 8 3 3 1 4 Cordova F 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Hancock L 2.0 3 3 0 0 2 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Leiter A (W) 7.0 4 1 1 4 7 Pena A 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 Nen R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Hancock L, Bell J DP -- Florida 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Florida 7 2B -- White D, Garcia C, King J HR -- Sheffield G, Colbrunn G, Wehner J SB -- Veras Q CS -- Sheffield G SH -- Grebeck C HBP -- by Hancock L (Pendleton T) T -- 2:45 A -- 19008
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