Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
April 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1988 at Candlestick Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 0 0 1
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 2 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 1 2 0
Belliard ss 4 1 1 0
Smiley p 3 0 2 1
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 0 0 0
  Speier ph 1 0 0 0
  Hammaker p 0 0 0 0
Mitchell 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Maldonado rf 2 0 1 0
Leonard lf 4 0 1 0
Melvin c 3 0 1 0
  Aldrete ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 2 0 1 0
Uribe ss 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 000 020 000–260
San Francisco 000 000 000–051
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (1-2) 8.2 4 0 0 4 5
  Gott  SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (3-1) 8.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Hammaker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
2
  E–Uribe (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Bream (9,off Hammaker).  SF–Bonds (1,off Reuschel).  CS–Maldonado (2,3rd base by Smiley/LaValliere).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:30.  A–11,738.
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