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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Francisco Giants

1996-09-15 · Day game · Candlestick Park · 68°F, overcast, showers, wet · Wind 18 mph to LF · 2:24

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco Giants 4–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Jon Lieber earned the win and Matt Ruebel picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11
SFN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	10

W: Jon Lieber L: Kirk Rueter SV: Matt Ruebel

Umpires — HP: Ed Rapuano · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jermaine Allensworth	5	1	2	0	0	2
Trey Beamon	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jeff King	5	1	0	0	0	0
Orlando Merced	4	0	2	1	0	1
Carlos Garcia	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jay Bell	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jason Kendall	3	1	0	0	1	0
John Wehner	3	0	1	2	0	1
Jon Lieber	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Ruebel	1	0	1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Marvin Benard	3	0	0	0	1
Bill Mueller	4	1	3	0	0
Glenallen Hill	4	0	1	1	0
Rick Wilkins	3	0	0	0	1
Kim Batiste	4	0	0	0	0
Jacob Cruz	3	0	0	0	1
Desi Wilson	3	0	2	0	1
Rich Aurilia	3	0	3	0	0
Kirk Rueter	2	0	0	0	1
Barry Bonds	1	0	0	0	1
Dax Jones	1	0	0	0	0
Steve Scarsone	1	0	1	0	0
Dave McCarty	1	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	7.0	9	0	6
Matt Ruebel	2.0	1	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirk Rueter	7.0	8	2	6
Mark Dewey	2.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jermaine Allensworth: D9/F89M
Trey Beamon: S1/BG34S.2-3
Jeff King: FC1/G13.1X2(16)
Orlando Merced: S7/L56D.3-H;1-2
Carlos Garcia: 8/F8LXDW
Jay Bell: W.2-3;1-2
Jason Kendall: E5/G5.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
John Wehner: 63/G56

Bot 1

Marvin Benard: K
Bill Mueller: S7/L6D
Glenallen Hill: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 2

Jon Lieber: S9/L9M
Jermaine Allensworth: S4/BG34S.1-2
Trey Beamon: PO2(26)
Trey Beamon: K
Jeff King: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 2

Rick Wilkins: K
Kim Batiste: 9/F89M
Jacob Cruz: K

Top 3

Orlando Merced: S3/G34/R1
Carlos Garcia: 54(1)/FO/G56/R3
Jay Bell: 63/G6S.1-2
Jason Kendall: W
John Wehner: D8/L78D/R6.2-H;1-H
Jon Lieber: K

Bot 3

Desi Wilson: S7/L7S
Rich Aurilia: S7/L7S.1-2
Kirk Rueter: K+CS3(265)/DP
Marvin Benard: 5/L5

Top 4

Jermaine Allensworth: 63/G6
Trey Beamon: 7/L7LS
Jeff King: 43/G4

Bot 4

Bill Mueller: S8/L8LS
Glenallen Hill: D9/L9LM.1-H;BX3(9465)
Rick Wilkins: 3/G3
Kim Batiste: 9/L89D

Top 5

Orlando Merced: 43/G4
Carlos Garcia: S8/L8RM
Jay Bell: K+SB2/R4
Jason Kendall: 43/G4M

Bot 5

Jacob Cruz: 43/G3
Desi Wilson: K
Rich Aurilia: S7/L7M
Kirk Rueter: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 6

John Wehner: K
Jon Lieber: 63/G6
Jermaine Allensworth: K

Bot 6

Marvin Benard: 53/G25
Bill Mueller: S8/G6M
Glenallen Hill: 9/F89M
Rick Wilkins: 8/F89XDW

Top 7

Trey Beamon: 3/G3
Jeff King: 13/G15
Orlando Merced: K

Bot 7

Kim Batiste: 4/P4
Jacob Cruz: 8/L89D
Desi Wilson: S8/L8RD
Rich Aurilia: S5/BG5S.1-2
Barry Bonds: K

Top 8

Carlos Garcia: S4/L4M/R63
Jay Bell: S5/G5.1-2
Jason Kendall: 3/BP2RF
Mark Johnson: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 8

Dax Jones: 8/F8RM
Bill Mueller: 53/G5S
Glenallen Hill: 8/F8RS

Top 9

Matt Ruebel: S6/L6D
Jermaine Allensworth: K
Trey Beamon: PB.1-2
Trey Beamon: 8/F8LM
Jeff King: 6/P6D

Bot 9

Steve Scarsone: S7/L7S
Kim Batiste: 64(1)/FO/G56
Dave McCarty: POCS2(136)
Dave McCarty: K