Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 15, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 1 0
Lind 2b 3 1 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 3 1 1 1
Coles rf 3 0 0 1
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 2 1
LaValliere c 4 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 1 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
Drabek p 3 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 3 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 2 2 0
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
Law 3b 3 2 2 2
Davis c 2 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 1 2 5
Pico p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Berryhill ph 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 9 7
Pittsburgh 001 003 000460
Chicago 001 010 14x791
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek   6.1 5 3 3 1 0
  Robinson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Gott  L (3-2) 0.2 4 4 4 4 0
  Rucker   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
6
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pico   5.1 4 4 3 2 4
  DiPino   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Perry  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Gossage  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
5

  E–Grace (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (16,off Pico); Bonds (13,off DiPino).  HR–Chicago Dunston (6,3rd inning off Drabek 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Coles (5,off Pico); Dunston (1,off Robinson).  SH–Law (3,off Drabek).  IBB–Grace (3,by Gott).  CS–Bream (3,2nd base by DiPino/Davis); Dunston (4,2nd base by Drabek/LaValliere).  SB–Sandberg (9,2nd base off Drabek/LaValliere).  IBB–Gott (3,Grace).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:55.  A–26,126.
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