Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 14, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 1 1 0
Lind 2b 5 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 1 1
Bonilla 3b 3 1 1 1
Coles rf 3 3 2 2
Milligan 1b 2 1 1 2
  Bream 1b 1 0 0 0
Ortiz c 4 0 1 0
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
Smiley p 2 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 5 1 2 1
Palmeiro lf,cf 5 1 1 0
Dawson rf 4 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 0 0
Law 3b,lf 5 0 3 1
Davis c 3 0 1 1
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe ph 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 2 0
Jackson cf 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Trillo ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Moyer p 1 0 0 0
  Sundberg ph,c 2 0 1 0
  Berryhill ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 010 300 011682
Chicago 000 030 0003121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (6-4) 5.0 7 3 3 1 5
  Jones   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Kipper   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Robinson  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (3-7) 5.0 4 4 4 1 7
  Lancaster   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Perry   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Gossage   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
8

  E–Bonilla (11), Belliard (3), Grace (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (7,off Lancaster); Bonds (12,off Perry).  HR–Pittsburgh Coles 2 (4,2nd inning off Moyer 0 on, 1 out,9th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out); Bonilla (15,4th inning off Moyer 0 on, 2 out); Milligan (3,4th inning off Moyer 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Dunston (5,5th inning off Smiley 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Robinson (1,off Gossage).  SF–Van Slyke (7,off Perry).  IBB–Bonilla (7,by Lancaster); Bonds (7,by Gossage).  CS–Belliard (1,2nd base by Moyer/Davis).  SB–Palmeiro (5,3rd base off Smiley/Ortiz).  WP–Smiley (3), Jones (3), Robinson (3).  IBB–Lancaster (4,Bonilla); Gossage (2,Bonds).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:38.  A–28,077.
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