Pittsburgh Pirates 10 – 12 Colorado Rockies
21 May 1996 · DEN02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | Larry Walker | 1 in 9,127 player-games |
| 53 | 12-20-3 runs-hits-errors line | Colorado Rockies | 1 in 22,150 games |
| 45 | final score 12–10 | 1 in 1,359 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Colorado Rockies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 12 | 20 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Garcia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Martin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jeff King | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2 2B |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jay Bell | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Charlie Hayes | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Midre Cummings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Wehner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matt Ruebel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jason Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ruebel | 4.2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Christiansen | 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Plesac | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Rockies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Young | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ellis Burks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dante Bichette | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Larry Walker | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR, 3B, 2B |
| Andres Galarraga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Vinny Castilla | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayhawk Owens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jeff Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Weiss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Farmer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pedro Castellano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Leskanic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Colorado Rockies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Farmer | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Darren Holmes | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Painter | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Leskanic | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Ruffin | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |