St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 12, 1987 Box Score

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

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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
  Oquendo ss 1 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lawless 2b 1 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 2 0
Pendleton 3b 2 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
Morris rf 3 0 0 0
Lindeman 1b 0 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
Magrane p 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Booker 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 1 0
Pedrique ss 5 2 2 0
Coles rf 4 2 1 0
Bonilla 3b 3 2 1 2
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 2
Ray 2b 3 1 3 2
Bream 1b 4 1 2 1
Ortiz c 2 1 0 0
Walk p 4 1 1 1
Totals 34 11 12 8
St. Louis 000 000 000042
Pittsburgh 000 800 30x11121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  L (6-4) 3.0 4 6 4 2 0
  Perry   3.0 5 5 3 2 1
  Peters   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
7
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (4-1) 9.0 4 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
2

  E–McGee (5), Pendleton (18), Bonilla (11).  DP–St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 4.  2B–St. Louis McGee (26,off Walk), Pittsburgh Bream (18,off Magrane); Coles (2,off Perry); Bonilla (19,off Perry); Bonds (25,off Peters).  HBP–Lindeman (3,by Walk); Coles (1,by Magrane).  IBB–Ortiz (1,by Perry).  CS–Bream (5,2nd base by Magrane/Pena).  WP–Walk (5).  HBP–Magrane (3,Coles); Walk (3,Lindeman).  IBB–Perry (3,Ortiz).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:21.  A–15,186.
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