Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 1 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 2 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 1
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
LaValliere c 4 0 2 0
Belliard ss 4 0 0 0
Drabek p 4 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 3 1 1 1
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Laga 1b 3 0 0 0
Oquendo ss 2 0 1 0
Pena c 3 0 1 0
Jones 2b 3 0 0 0
Cox p 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 000 200 000270
St. Louis 000 000 001140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (9-5) 8.2 3 1 1 2 7
  Gott  SV (16) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (3-6) 7.1 6 2 2 2 6
  Dayley   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Pena (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (3,off Cox).  HR–St. Louis McGee (2,9th inning off Drabek 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lind (7,off Cox); Cox (5,off Drabek).  IBB–Bonilla (15,by Dayley).  SB–LaValliere (1,2nd base off Cox/Pena).  CS–Oquendo (4,2nd base by Drabek/LaValliere).  WP–Cox (4).  IBB–Dayley (6,Bonilla).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:31.  A–32,735.
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