Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1988 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 1 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Lind 2b 5 0 3 0
Van Slyke cf 5 2 4 1
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 2
Bream 1b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Ortiz c 4 0 1 1
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Coles ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Palacios p 2 0 0 0
  Pedrique ss 2 0 1 1
Totals 39 5 14 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 2 3 1
Davis cf 4 2 1 1
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 2 2 2
Guerrero 3b 5 1 4 2
  Hamilton 3b 0 0 0 0
Marshall 1b 5 0 1 0
Heep rf 4 0 3 2
  Devereaux cf 1 0 0 0
Scioscia c 4 0 1 0
Griffin ss 4 1 1 0
  Anderson ss 0 0 0 0
Hershiser p 3 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 16 8
Pittsburgh 002 000 0215141
Los Angeles 340 000 10x8161
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Palacios  L (0-2) 5.0 10 7 7 3 5
  Robinson   2.0 5 1 1 0 2
  Gott   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
8
8
3
8
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (6-0) 6.1 10 2 2 1 7
  Orosco   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Howell   2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
1
8

  E–Reynolds (1), Guerrero (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Reynolds (4,off J Howell), Los Angeles Guerrero (3,off Palacios).  3B–Los Angeles Guerrero (1,off Gott).  HR–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (5,3rd inning off Hershiser 0 on, 2 out); Bonilla (8,3rd inning off Hershiser 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Gibson (4,1st inning off Palacios 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Bonilla (3,off J Howell).  SB–Van Slyke 2 (4,2nd base off Hershiser/Scioscia,2nd base off J Howell/Scioscia); Sax 3 (8,2nd base off Palacios/Ortiz 3).  CS–Bonds (4,2nd base by Hershiser/Scioscia).  WP–Robinson (1), J Howell (1).  BK–Palacios (3).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:12.  A–30,423.
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