Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1988 at Shea Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 2 2 0
Lind 2b 4 2 1 0
Van Slyke cf 5 1 3 1
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 1
Coles rf 4 0 1 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Milligan 1b 3 0 1 0
  Bream ph,1b 2 1 1 1
LaValliere c 4 0 1 1
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
Smiley p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 8 13 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 2 0
Magadan 1b 3 2 1 2
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 3
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 1 0
  Dykstra ph 1 0 1 0
Ojeda p 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 002 000 6008130
New York 000 300 020592
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (7-4) 6.0 6 3 3 1 7
  Jones   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Robinson  SV (8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 5 5 1 7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  L (5-6) 6.1 9 7 5 2 4
  Leach   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Walter   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Aguilera   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 9.0 13 8 6 2 6

  E–Johnson (7), Ojeda (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (14,off Ojeda).  HR–New York Strawberry (17,4th inning off Smiley 2 on, 1 out); Magadan (1,8th inning off Jones 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lind (4,off Ojeda); Robinson (2,off Aguilera); Ojeda (2,off Smiley).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–McReynolds (9,2nd base off Smiley/LaValliere); Wilson (7,2nd base off Jones/LaValliere).  WP–Ojeda (2).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:58.  A–42,413.

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