Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 16, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 3 1 2 0
Bream 1b 4 1 3 1
Reynolds rf 4 1 1 3
LaValliere c 2 0 0 0
Belliard ss 4 0 0 0
Drabek p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 2 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Law 3b 3 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Nipper p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 000 400 000480
Chicago 000 000 000050
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (2-1) 6.0 8 4 4 3 3
  Nipper   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  DiPino   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (4,off Maddux); Bream (6,off Maddux), Chicago Durham (4,off Drabek).  HR–Pittsburgh Reynolds (1,4th inning off Maddux 2 on, 0 out).  IBB–LaValliere (3,by Maddux).  CS–Van Slyke (2,2nd base by Nipper/Davis).  IBB–Maddux (2,LaValliere).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:26.  A–30,564.
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