Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
April 28, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 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 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 0
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
Coles rf 4 1 2 1
LaValliere c 4 0 1 0
Belliard ss 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 0 0 0 1
  Pedrique ss 0 0 0 0
Dunne p 2 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 1 0 0
Mitchell 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 1
Maldonado rf 4 0 0 0
Aldrete lf 3 0 0 0
Melvin c 3 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 2 0
Uribe ss 4 0 0 0
Downs p 2 0 1 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 010 1240
San Francisco 100 000 000 0150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dunne   6.0 4 1 1 2 5
  Robinson  W (2-0) 3.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Gott  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
4
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Downs   8.0 2 1 1 1 7
  Lefferts  L (1-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Robinson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
4
2
2
1
7

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Coles (3,off Downs).  SH–Belliard (1,off Downs); Bream (2,off Lefferts).  SF–Reynolds (1,off Downs).  IBB–Bonds (1,by Downs).  SB–Butler (2,2nd base off Dunne/LaValliere).  CS–Melvin (1,2nd base by Dunne/LaValliere).  BK–Dunne (2).  IBB–Downs (1,Bonds).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:43.  A–10,520.
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