Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 24, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1987 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 2 1 0 0
  Van Slyke rf 0 0 0 0
Bonds cf 5 0 1 2
Ray 2b 5 0 2 0
Morrison 3b 5 0 0 0
Diaz 1b 4 0 0 0
Bonilla rf,lf 4 2 2 2
LaValliere c 4 2 3 0
Belliard ss 3 1 1 0
Fisher p 4 1 1 3
Totals 36 7 10 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 4 0 1 1
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
O'Neill cf 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 2 0
Esasky 1b 2 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion 3b 3 0 2 1
Oester 2b 2 1 0 0
Browning p 0 0 0 0
  Francona 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 040 210 0007100
Cincinnati 001 100 000250
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (2-1) 9.0 5 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  L (4-6) 4.0 6 6 6 2 1
  Hoffman   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Williams   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (8,off Browning); LaValliere (6,off Hoffman).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonilla 2 (3,2nd inning off Browning 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 2 out); Fisher (1,2nd inning off Browning 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cangelosi (2,by Browning).  IBB–Belliard (4,by Hoffman).  SH–Browning (1,off Fisher).  SB–Cangelosi 3 (9,2nd base off Browning/Diaz 2,3rd base off Browning/Diaz); Daniels (12,2nd base off Fisher/LaValliere).  HBP–Browning (1,Cangelosi).  IBB–Hoffman (1,Belliard).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:15.  A–30,082.
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