Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 15, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 5 2 1 1
Larkin ss 5 1 3 0
Sabo 3b 6 1 2 3
Davis cf 6 1 1 1
O'Neill rf 2 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph,rf 2 0 0 0
McClendon 1b 4 0 1 1
McGriff c 5 0 0 0
  Diaz ph,c 0 0 0 1
Treadway 2b 4 1 2 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 0 1 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 10 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf,lf 4 0 1 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Lind 2b 5 0 0 0
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0
  Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 5 1 2 0
Milligan 1b 3 2 0 0
Coles rf 4 1 1 1
Ortiz c 4 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 1 1 1
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 1
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
  Bream ph 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Bonds ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Fisher p 1 1 0 0
  Medvin p 1 0 0 0
  Fermin ph,ss 3 0 1 0
Totals 40 6 6 4
Cincinnati 001 023 000 0017104
Pittsburgh 050 001 000 000660
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   5.0 4 5 3 3 1
  Williams   0.1 1 1 0 1 0
  Murphy   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rijo   3.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Franco  W (1-3) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
12.0
6
6
3
8
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher   4.0 4 3 3 4 5
  Medvin   2.0 3 3 3 2 1
  Kipper   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gott   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Robinson   3.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Jones  L (1-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
7
7
7
12

  E–Larkin (10), McClendon (1), McGriff (1), Jackson (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (6,off Fisher); Sabo (11,off Fisher); Daniels (6,off Medvin); Davis (7,off Jones), Pittsburgh Coles (4,off Jackson).  SF–Diaz (2,off Jones).  HBP–McClendon (2,by Fisher); Roenicke (1,by Kipper); Ortiz (1,by Williams); Bonilla (1,by Rijo).  IBB–Larkin (1,by Medvin); Treadway (3,by Gott).  SB–Daniels (8,2nd base off Fisher/Ortiz); Sabo (14,3rd base off Medvin/Ortiz).  CS–Fisher (1,Home by Jackson/McGriff); Cangelosi (1,Home by Jackson/McGriff); Fermin (1,2nd base by Franco/McGriff).  BK–Fisher (1).  HBP–Williams (1,Ortiz); Rijo (1,Bonilla); Fisher (2,McClendon); Kipper (2,Roenicke).  IBB–Medvin (1,Larkin); Gott (2,Treadway).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–4:08.  A–33,789.
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