Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 19, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 4 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 2 0
Hayes 1b 4 0 2 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 1 1 0
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 1 2 1
Aguayo ss 2 0 1 1
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Ruffin p 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 1 2 0
Almon ss 4 1 1 1
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 3 1 1 1
Diaz lf 2 0 0 0
  Van Slyke rf 1 1 1 1
Bonilla rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 3 1 2 1
LaValliere c 4 0 2 0
Drabek p 3 0 1 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
Philadelphia 010 100 000292
Pittsburgh 200 000 12x5101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (0-1) 7.2 10 5 3 1 3
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (1-1) 7.0 8 2 2 0 8
  Smiley   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Robinson  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
8

  E–Schmidt (3), Ruffin (1), Ray (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia Samuel (2,off Drabek), Pittsburgh Drabek (1,off Ruffin); Morrison (4,off Ruffin).  3B–Philadelphia Wilson (1,off Drabek), Pittsburgh Bonds (1,off Ruffin).  HR–Pittsburgh Bream (1,7th inning off Ruffin 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Aguayo (1,off Drabek); Morrison (1,off Ruffin).  IBB–Bream (2,by M Jackson).  CS–Samuel (1,3rd base by Smiley/LaValliere).  SB–Bream (2,3rd base off Ruffin/Parrish); Van Slyke (3,2nd base off Ruffin/Parrish).  IBB–M Jackson (2,Bream).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:31.  A–7,962.
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