Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 31, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell 3b 5 1 1 0
Larkin ss 5 1 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 2 1 1 1
Daniels lf 4 1 3 2
Diaz c 2 0 0 0
  McClendon ph,c 2 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 1 1 1
Concepcion 2b 3 0 1 1
Power p 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 1 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 3 1
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 1
Reynolds rf 3 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b,rf 3 0 1 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
  Pedrique ph 1 0 0 0
Belliard ss 4 0 1 0
Drabek p 2 0 0 0
  Morrison 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Cincinnati 200 003 000591
Pittsburgh 100 010 000280
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power  W (4-2) 8.0 7 2 2 1 4
  Franco  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (1-3) 5.1 6 5 5 3 1
  Robinson   2.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Smiley   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
3

  E–Stillwell (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (4,off Drabek); Esasky (3,off Drabek), Pittsburgh Van Slyke 2 (6,off Power 2); Bonds (10,off Power); Morrison (14,off Franco).  HR–Cincinnati Parker (12,6th inning off Drabek 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Power (2,off D Robinson).  IBB–Parker (5,by Drabek).  SB–Daniels (13,2nd base off Drabek/LaValliere).  BK–Power (1), D Robinson (1).  IBB–Drabek (2,Parker).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:56.  A–24,786.
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