Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
July 1, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1988 at Candlestick Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Lind 2b 5 2 2 0
Van Slyke cf 5 1 3 1
Bonilla 3b 4 1 0 0
Coles rf 4 1 2 2
Bream 1b 5 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 2 0
  Reynolds ph,lf 2 0 2 1
Belliard ss 4 0 1 1
Smiley p 2 0 0 0
  Destrade ph 1 0 0 0
  Ortiz c 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 1 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 1 1 2
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Maldonado rf 4 0 0 0
Mitchell 3b 4 0 0 0
Aldrete lf 3 0 1 0
Brenly c 4 0 0 0
Uribe ss 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
  Hammaker p 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 2 2
Pittsburgh 100 100 000 35120
San Francisco 200 000 000 0220
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley   8.0 2 2 2 4 5
  Rucker   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Robinson  W (6-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
10.0
2
2
2
4
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   8.0 7 2 2 2 1
  Hammaker  L (4-2) 1.1 3 3 3 2 1
  Lefferts   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
4
2

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Lind (12,off Reuschel); Coles (11,off Reuschel); LaValliere (13,off Reuschel).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (12,off Hammaker).  HR–San Francisco Thompson (2,1st inning off Smiley 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Smiley (4,off Reuschel); Reuschel (7,off Smiley).  SF–Coles (7,off Reuschel).  IBB–Bonds 2 (9,by Reuschel 2); Bonilla (11,by Hammaker).  SB–Belliard (2,2nd base off Hammaker/Brenly); Reynolds (6,3rd base off Hammaker/Brenly).  CS–Aldrete (3,2nd base by Smiley/LaValliere).  IBB–Reuschel 2 (7,Bonds 2); Hammaker (3,Bonilla).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:53.  A–39,484.
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