Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 22, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 1 0 0
Thomas ss 4 1 2 0
James lf 4 1 2 2
Murphy rf 4 1 1 1
Perry 1b 4 1 3 1
Oberkfell 3b 3 1 1 0
Benedict c 4 0 1 2
Gant 2b 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 1 0 0
Lind 2b 4 1 1 2
Van Slyke cf 4 1 3 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 2 1
Reynolds rf 4 0 1 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 0 1 0
Pedrique ss 3 1 1 0
  Milligan ph 1 0 0 0
Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Medvin p 1 0 0 0
  Coles ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Atlanta 510 000 0006112
Pittsburgh 003 001 0004100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (4-4) 7.1 8 4 3 0 4
  Sutter  SV (4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
0
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  L (4-3) 3.0 6 6 6 2 2
  Medvin   4.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Kipper   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Robinson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
7

  E–Gant (5), Sutter (2).  DP–Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Atlanta James (6,off Walk); Perry (7,off Walk); Benedict (2,off Walk); Thomas (7,off Walk), Pittsburgh Bream 2 (12,off Mahler 2).  3B–Atlanta Murphy (1,off Walk), Pittsburgh Lind (1,off Mahler).  IBB–Oberkfell (6,by Walk).  SB–Hall (10,2nd base off Walk/LaValliere); Perry (12,2nd base off Medvin/LaValliere); Gant (3,2nd base off Robinson/LaValliere).  CS–Perry (5,2nd base by Kipper/LaValliere).  BK–Mahler 2 (3).  IBB–Walk (2,Oberkfell).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:45.  A–32,683.
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