New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 8, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1988 at Three Rivers 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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New York Mets 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 0 1 0
Elster ss 2 0 0 0
  Magadan ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ojeda p 1 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 1 2 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 1 1
Diaz rf 3 0 2 0
  Reynolds rf 0 0 0 0
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
Prince c 3 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Destrade ph 1 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1
New York 000 000 000031
Pittsburgh 000 100 00x152
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  L (8-10) 7.0 5 1 1 1 4
  McClure   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (1-0) 8.0 3 0 0 1 4
  Gott  SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
5

  E–Carter (8), Bonds (4), Bonilla (23).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Diaz (3,off Ojeda); Lind (17,off Ojeda).  SH–Ojeda (3,off Reed).  SB–Wilson (11,2nd base off Reed/Prince); Lind (9,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:12.  A–38,307.
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