Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1988 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 0, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 2 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 2 0
Coles rf,1b 2 0 0 0
Milligan 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
  Bream ph 1 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 0 0 0 0
  Pedrique ss 0 0 0 0
Walk p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 2 1 1
Smith ss 3 0 2 2
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
Horner 1b 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 1 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Mathews p 2 0 1 0
  Oquendo ph 1 1 1 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000042
St. Louis 000 001 02x370
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  L (0-1) 6.1 5 1 1 0 6
  Gott   1.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
0
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  W (1-0) 8.0 3 0 0 2 5
  Worrell  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
5

  E–Coles (1), Belliard (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds 2 (4,off Mathews 2); Bonilla (2,off Worrell), St. Louis Smith (1,off Walk).  3B–St. Louis Coleman (2,off Gott).  HBP–Cangelosi (1,by Mathews).  SF–Smith (2,off Gott).  CS–Bonds (3,3rd base by Mathews/Pena).  WP–Mathews (1).  HBP–Mathews (1,Cangelosi).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:39.  A–36,542.
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