Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 1 1 0
Heep 1b 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 0 2 1
Marshall rf 3 1 1 1
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 0 0
Hamilton 3b 4 0 1 0
Anderson ss 3 0 0 0
Hershiser p 2 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 1 2 0
Van Slyke cf 3 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 3 1 0 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 2 3
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
Drabek p 3 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Los Angeles 000 100 001251
Pittsburgh 000 102 00x361
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (13-5) 6.0 3 3 3 3 4
  Orosco   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (8-5) 8.0 5 2 2 1 7
  Gott  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
9

  E–Heep (3), Van Slyke (3).  2B–Los Angeles Hamilton (8,off Drabek), Pittsburgh Reynolds (8,off Hershiser).  3B–Pittsburgh Reynolds (2,off Hershiser); Belliard (4,off Orosco).  HR–Los Angeles Marshall (14,9th inning off Drabek 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Marshall (5,by Drabek).  SB–Sax (26,2nd base off Drabek/LaValliere).  HBP–Drabek (6,Marshall).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:42.  A–27,510.
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