St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 0 0 0
  Ford lf 2 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 3 0 0
McGee cf 5 2 2 2
Brunansky rf 4 1 1 1
Pena c 5 0 3 2
Oquendo 3b 4 1 3 1
Pagnozzi 1b 5 0 2 0
Alicea 2b 3 0 0 1
Magrane p 3 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 1 0 0 0
  Diaz lf 3 1 1 0
Lind 2b 5 0 1 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 3 0
Coles rf 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
Ortiz c 3 1 1 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Milligan ph 0 1 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Dunne p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,ss 3 0 1 1
Totals 34 3 7 2
St. Louis 102 120 0017111
Pittsburgh 000 000 201373
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  W (1-1) 8.0 5 2 2 3 6
  Worrell   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dunne  L (4-5) 5.0 7 6 4 3 1
  Kipper   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Rucker   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Robinson   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
4
5

  E–Smith (7), Lind (5), Ortiz (3), Rucker (1).  HR–St. Louis McGee (1,5th inning off Dunne 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Magrane (2,off Dunne).  SF–Alicea (2,off Dunne); Van Slyke (8,off Worrell).  HBP–Bonilla (2,by Magrane); Ortiz (2,by Magrane).  CS–Pena (1,2nd base by Dunne/Ortiz).  WP–Magrane (2), Dunne (3).  BK–Magrane 4 (6), Dunne (3).  HBP–Magrane 2 (2,Bonilla,Ortiz).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:57.  A–30,267.
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