Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 1 1 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 1 0
Ray 2b 3 0 0 0
  Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0
Diaz rf 3 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 2 0 0 1
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 0
Pedrique ss 4 0 1 0
Ortiz c 4 0 1 0
Drabek p 2 0 2 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Bonilla 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 2 1
Smith ss 4 1 1 1
  Booker 2b 1 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 2 1 0
  Horton p 1 0 0 0
Clark 1b 5 2 3 3
McGee cf 5 1 3 1
Pendleton 3b 3 1 0 0
Ford rf 2 0 1 0
  Oquendo ph,ss 1 1 1 1
Pena c 4 2 2 1
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
Conroy p 0 0 0 0
  Dawley p 2 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 0 0 0 0
  Morris ph,rf 2 1 1 3
Totals 39 11 16 11
Pittsburgh 100 000 000172
St. Louis 000 119 00x11161
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (1-5) 5.1 7 4 3 0 1
  Smiley   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Johnson   0.1 5 4 4 0 0
  Walk   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Robinson   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
10
2
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Conroy   0.1 0 1 1 4 1
  Dawley  W (3-4) 5.2 3 0 0 1 6
  Horton  SV (6) 3.0 4 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
6
8

  E–Bream (9), Ortiz (6), Pena (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (13,off Horton), St. Louis Pena (3,off Drabek).  3B–St. Louis Morris (2,off Johnson).  HR–St. Louis Clark (18,6th inning off Johnson 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Diaz (2,by Conroy); Pendleton (3,by Smiley).  SB–Bonds (15,2nd base off Conroy/Pena); Van Slyke (14,2nd base off Conroy/Pena); Coleman (43,2nd base off Drabek/Ortiz).  CS–Ford (4,2nd base by Drabek/Ortiz).  BK–Smiley (1).  IBB–Smiley (2,Pendleton); Conroy (3,Diaz).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:50.  A–27,048.
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