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August 19, 1996

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Rockies 6 10 1
Reds 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rockies 6 10 1
Reds 3 9 0

Joe Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 0 213
Hits 0 53
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 32

Bruce Ruffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 18
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Riverfront Stadium - August 19, 1996
Bruce Ruffin
Jayhawk Owens
Andres Galarraga
Eric Young
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
Ellis Burks
Quinton McCracken
Larry Walker
Joe Oliver
Thomas Howard
Reggie Sanders
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Joe Oliver pinch hits for Hal Morris. Oliver takes first base on ball four. Sanders moves to third. Howard moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howard hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Taubensee scores. Sanders moves to second.
Bottom 9 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Taubensee moves to third.
Bottom 9 Eric Owens pinch hits for Jeff Branson. Owens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Boone bunts towards the mound. Ruffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Taubensee moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bruce Ruffin now pitching. Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields the ball and throws to Ruffin covering. Safe.
Top 9 McCracken hits a line drive into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third.
Top 9 Walker is called out on strikes.
Top 9 There goes Young. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Young steals second.
Top 9 Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Roger Salkeld now pitching. Reggie Sanders now playing right field. Thomas Howard now playing center field. Young takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Davis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Larkin scores.
Bottom 8 John Burke now pitching. There goes Larkin. The throw from Owens and he is safe. Larkin steals second.
Bottom 8 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ellis Burks now playing left field. Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Howard hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to second for the out. Castilla moves to third.
Top 8 Owens takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Castilla. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Castilla steals second.
Top 8 Castilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Bichette hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Willie Greene pinch hits for Johnny Ruffin. Greene hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Branson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Boone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Galarraga strikes out.
Top 7 Walker hits a popup towards third. Branson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Burks. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Burks steals second.
Top 7 Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larkin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thompson bunts towards first. Morris fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Boone covering. It's a double play.
Top 6 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Owens scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Owens moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Owens. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Owens steals second.
Top 6 Owens takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Castilla strikes out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out.
Bottom 5 Ruffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Galarraga strikes out.
Top 5 Walker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taubensee for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Mitchell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnny Ruffin now pitching. Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Top 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Weiss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Owens is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Service fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Service hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bichette strikes out.
Top 3 Galarraga strikes out.
Top 3 Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Scott Service now pitching. Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Branson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boone strikes out.
Bottom 2 Taubensee hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Taubensee reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thompson strikes out.
Top 2 Weiss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Weiss reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Owens is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Larkin hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Young.
Bottom 1 Howard strikes out.
Top 1 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bichette is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Galarraga hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Galarraga reaches second base with a double. Walker scores.
Top 1 Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Walker reaches second base with a double. Burks scores.
Top 1 Burks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Burks reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branson fields it and throws to first for the out.