St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1988 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 3 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 3 0
  Lawless pr 0 0 0 0
Lindeman 1b 4 0 2 1
Oquendo rf 4 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Mathews p 2 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Arnold p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 2 2 0
Lind 2b 4 1 2 2
Cangelosi cf 2 1 1 0
  Van Slyke ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 2
Coles rf 3 0 1 2
Milligan 1b 2 1 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Ortiz c 3 1 0 0
Pedrique ss 4 1 2 0
Walk p 3 1 1 1
  Bream ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 8 11 8
St. Louis 010 000 000173
Pittsburgh 001 024 10x8110
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  L (1-2) 5.0 9 7 5 5 3
  Terry   2.0 2 1 0 1 1
  Arnold   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
5
6
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (2-1) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Robinson   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
1

  E–Smith (2), Herr (1), Mathews (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis Pendleton (2,off Walk); Lindeman (1,off Walk), Pittsburgh Pedrique (1,off Mathews); Coles (2,off Mathews).  SF–Bonilla (2,off Terry).  SB–Cangelosi (2,2nd base off Mathews/Pena).  CS–Coles (1,2nd base by Mathews/Pena).  BK–Mathews (1), Walk (2).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:29.  A–15,522.
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