Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 13, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 4 1 2 1
  Van Slyke cf 1 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 1 1 0
Harper lf 4 0 1 1
  Bonds lf 1 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 5 0 3 1
Bream 1b 5 1 3 0
Coles rf 4 2 1 1
LaValliere c 4 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 0 1 0
Fisher p 5 0 2 1
Totals 40 6 15 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 1 2 1
Thompson cf 4 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
Hayes 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Hughes lf 4 0 0 0
Daulton c 4 0 2 0
Jackson K. ss 3 0 0 0
Ruffin p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson M. p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Jelks 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 100 201 0026151
Philadelphia 100 000 000151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (9-9) 9.0 5 1 1 2 10
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (10-13) 5.1 10 4 4 2 4
  Jackson   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Bedrosian   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Calhoun   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
3
7

  E–Washington (1), Wilson (11).  2B–Pittsburgh Cangelosi (8,off Ruffin); Coles (4,off Ruffin); Bonds (30,off Bedrosian).  HR–Philadelphia Samuel (27,1st inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lind (2,off Ruffin); LaValliere (3,off Ruffin).  IBB–Washington (1,by Ruffin); K Jackson (1,by Fisher).  SB–Bream 2 (8,2nd base off M Jackson/Daulton,3rd base off M Jackson/Daulton).  IBB–Fisher (7,K Jackson); Ruffin (4,Washington).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:31.  A–12,610.
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