Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 11, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1987 at Veteran's Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 2 1 1
Bream 1b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds rf 4 1 2 2
LaValliere c 4 0 1 1
Pedrique ss 3 0 0 0
Drabek p 3 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 1 1 0
Thompson cf 4 0 1 0
Hayes 1b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Wilson rf 3 0 1 1
Hughes lf 3 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 2 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguayo ss 0 0 0 0
Gross K. p 2 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Gross G. ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 000 200 101450
Philadelphia 000 000 011260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (8-11) 7.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Robinson   1.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Gott  SV (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (8-13) 7.0 4 3 3 3 2
  Calhoun   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bream (21,off K Gross).  HR–Pittsburgh Reynolds (7,7th inning off K Gross 0 on, 0 out); Bonilla (13,9th inning off Bedrosian 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Reynolds (14,2nd base off K Gross/Parrish).  WP–J Robinson (4).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:25.  A–20,085.
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