Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 30, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Atlanta Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 6 2 2 1
Lind 2b 5 2 2 1
Van Slyke cf 5 3 2 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 2 3 3
  Fermin ss 2 1 2 0
Bream 1b 5 1 1 1
Coles rf 4 0 1 2
LaValliere c 3 1 2 1
  Diaz ph,c 1 0 1 1
Pedrique ss,3b 5 1 1 0
Drabek p 5 1 1 2
  Cangelosi cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 14 18 13
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 0 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 1
Perry 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 0 0 0
Griffey lf 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 4 1 1 1
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Gant 2b 3 0 1 0
  Eichelberger p 0 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Runge 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 100 162 04014181
Atlanta 010 000 010281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (5-3) 8.0 8 2 2 0 2
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (1-5) 4.1 6 7 7 2 2
  Puleo   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Alvarez   2.0 7 4 4 0 1
  Eichelberger   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
18
14
14
4
6

  E–Lind (3), Thomas (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 1.  PB–Virgil (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Pedrique (4,off P Smith), Atlanta Runge (4,off Drabek); Perry (8,off Drabek).  3B–Pittsburgh Drabek (1,off P Smith); Van Slyke (7,off P Smith).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonilla (13,4th inning off P Smith 0 on, 1 out); Bonds (12,6th inning off Alvarez 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Virgil (5,2nd inning off Drabek 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Oberkfell (5,off Drabek).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:46.  A–6,893.
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