San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 12

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf 5 1 0 0
Cora 2b 4 1 1 1
Gwynn rf 5 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 2 1
Kruk lf 3 0 1 1
  Ready ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Santiago c 3 1 2 0
Templeton ss 3 1 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 1 1
Hawkins p 3 0 2 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 5 4 3 3
Van Slyke rf 4 1 2 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 1
  Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0
Bream 1b 3 1 1 3
Morrison 3b 5 1 1 1
Reynolds lf 4 2 2 0
LaValliere c 5 0 1 2
Belliard ss 5 0 1 1
Reuschel p 2 2 1 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 0 1 0 0
  Easley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 13 11
San Diego 201 001 0105102
Pittsburgh 130 003 05x12132
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (0-5) 5.2 8 7 6 5 2
  Lefferts   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Davis   1.0 4 5 5 4 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
11
9
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (2-2) 6.0 9 4 3 1 2
  Smiley   2.0 0 1 0 3 2
  Easley   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
4
4

  E–Santiago (8), Templeton (6), Bonds (3), Reuschel (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  PB–Santiago (6).  2B–San Diego Cora (6,off Reuschel), Pittsburgh Reynolds (6,off Hawkins); Van Slyke (4,off Hawkins); Reuschel (2,off Hawkins); Morrison (9,off S Davis); Belliard (3,off S Davis).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonds (4,2nd inning off Hawkins 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Bream (7,by Hawkins); Ray (1,by S Davis); Reynolds (1,by S Davis).  SB–Santiago (3,2nd base off Reuschel/LaValliere); Bonds (7,2nd base off S Davis/Santiago).  WP–Reuschel (4).  IBB–Hawkins (2,Bream); S Davis 2 (2,Ray,Reynolds).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:47.  A–5,744.
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