Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 26, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1987 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 1 1 0 0
Bonds cf 3 0 0 0
Ray 2b 5 0 3 3
Morrison 3b 5 0 1 0
Diaz 1b 4 1 1 1
Bonilla rf 4 0 1 0
LaValliere c 3 1 2 0
  Van Slyke pr 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz c 0 0 0 0
Almon ss 4 0 1 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 0 1 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 4 1 3 0
Samuel 2b 3 1 1 0
Hayes 1b 4 1 1 1
Schmidt 3b 2 1 1 1
Easler lf 3 1 1 0
  James pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Parrish c 2 1 1 4
  Russell c 1 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 3 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Ruffin p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Aguayo ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Pittsburgh 010 020 100492
Philadelphia 600 000 00x690
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (0-1) 6.0 8 6 5 3 6
  Smiley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Robinson   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
5
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  W (1-1) 5.1 7 3 3 4 6
  Jackson   0.2 0 1 1 2 0
  Schatzeder   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Bedrosian  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
8
8

  E–Ray (2), Almon (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 2.  PB–Parrish (5).  2B–Pittsburgh Almon (1,off Ruffin); LaValliere (3,off Tekulve).  HR–Pittsburgh Diaz (4,2nd inning off Ruffin 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Parrish (3,1st inning off Reuschel 3 on, 0 out).  IBB–Wilson (1,by D Robinson).  CS–Cangelosi (2,2nd base by Ruffin/Parrish); Jeltz (1,2nd base by Reuschel/LaValliere); Thompson (3,2nd base by Reuschel/LaValliere).  WP–Reuschel (1), D Robinson (2).  IBB–D Robinson (1,Wilson).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:55.  A–30,234.
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