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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 20, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Mercker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 14,542 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Angel Hernandez 2B: Brian Gibbons 3B: Terry Tata |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Deion Sanders | Center Fielder |
Lenny Harris | Second Baseman |
Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Hal Morris | First Baseman |
Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
Eduardo Perez | Left Fielder |
Jeff Branson | Third Baseman |
Kent Mercker | Pitcher |
Ray Knight | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Dale Sveum | Second Baseman |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 20, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lieber
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lieber
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field. Allensworth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Allensworth. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Lieber
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Lieber
Sierra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Lieber
Morris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mercker
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Mercker
Allensworth hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Perez. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Sveum vs. Mercker
Sveum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown scores. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Mercker
Young hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Mercker
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Lieber
Taubensee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Lieber
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Branson vs. Lieber
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Mercker
Kendall hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Mercker
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Mercker
Randa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lieber vs. Mercker
Kendall is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Kendall moves to third. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lieber vs. Mercker
Lieber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kendall scores. Guillen moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Mercker
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Lieber
Mercker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lieber
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Lieber covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Lieber
Harris takes first base on ball four. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Lieber
Larkin strikes out. There goes Sanders. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Harris. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Sierra vs. Lieber
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Mercker
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Mercker
Sveum hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Mercker
Young hits a popup for an out. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Mercker
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Mercker
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Lieber
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Lieber
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Lieber
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Mercker
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Mercker
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Mercker
Lieber strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Lieber
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Lieber
Mercker hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Lieber
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mercker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Lieber
Harris hits a fly ball towards right field. Guillen makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Guillen. Mercker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Lieber
There goes Sanders. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Sanders steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Lieber
Larkin hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mercker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Mercker
Allensworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sveum vs. Mercker
Sveum bunts towards third. Branson fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Allensworth scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Bones
There goes Young. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Bones
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Bones
Kendall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Lieber
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Lieber
Morris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Taubensee vs. Lieber
Taubensee strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Lieber
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sierra scores. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Branson vs. Lieber
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Branson for the out. Morris moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Greene vs. Lieber
Willie Greene pinch hits for Ricky Bones.
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Belinda
Stan Belinda now pitching.
Guillen hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Belinda
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Belinda
Lieber strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lieber
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lieber
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Lieber
Larkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Lieber
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Belinda
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Belinda
Allensworth bunts in front of the plate. Taubensee fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sveum vs. Belinda
Sveum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Belinda
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Loiselle
Rich Loiselle now pitching.
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Loiselle
Taubensee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Loiselle
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taubensee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Branson vs. Loiselle
Branson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Loiselle
Bret Boone pinch hits for Stan Belinda.
There's a wild pitch. Taubensee moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Loiselle
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Carrasco
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Carrasco
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Carrasco
Randa hits a line drive towards third. Branson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Ericks
John Ericks now pitching.
Sanders hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ericks
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Ericks
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/1997 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Sanders D, cf 5 0 2 0 Brown E, lf 2 2 1 0 Harris L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Allensworth J, cf 2 2 2 0 Larkin B, ss 4 0 0 0 Sveum D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Sierra R, rf 4 1 2 1 Young K, 1b 3 0 1 3 Morris H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Elster K, ss 4 0 0 0 Taubensee E, c 2 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 4 1 1 0 Perez E, lf 4 0 2 1 Guillen J, rf 2 0 1 0 Branson J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Randa J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mercker K, p 2 1 1 0 Lieber J, p 3 0 0 1 Bones R, p 0 0 0 0 Loiselle R, p 0 0 0 0 Greene W, ph 1 0 0 0 Ericks J, p 0 0 0 0 Belinda S, p 0 0 0 0 Boone B, ph 1 0 0 0 Carrasco H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 2 27 5 7 5 Cincinnati 100 011 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh 210 020 00x -- 5 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Mercker K (L) 4.1 5 5 4 4 2 Bones R 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Belinda S 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Carrasco H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Lieber J (W) 7.0 8 3 1 3 4 Loiselle R 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 Ericks J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Allensworth J, Harris L, Guillen J DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Allensworth J, Kendall J, Mercker K SB -- Harris L, Sanders D 2, Young K CS -- Kendall J SH -- Sveum D, Allensworth J SF -- Young K HBP -- by Belinda S (Brown E) WP -- Loiselle R T -- 2:40 A -- 14542
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