Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 12, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1988 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
  Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
  Diaz rf 0 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 1
Reynolds rf 3 0 1 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Destrade ph 1 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 0 1 0
Pedrique ss 3 0 1 0
Dunne p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi rf,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 4 2 3 0
Thompson cf 5 2 3 1
Samuel 2b 4 0 3 4
Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0
  Gutierrez 3b 0 0 0 1
James rf 5 0 1 1
Jordan 1b 5 1 2 1
Daulton c 4 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 1 1 1 1
Gross p 2 2 0 0
Totals 33 9 13 9
Pittsburgh 000 100 000160
Philadelphia 200 203 11x9131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dunne  L (6-9) 5.1 7 7 7 5 1
  Jones   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Rucker   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
5
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  W (11-8) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
2

  E–Daulton (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (24,off K Gross), Philadelphia Bradley (18,off Dunne); Thompson (12,off Dunne); Samuel (25,off Jones); Jordan (6,off Jones).  SH–Dunne 2 (7,off K Gross 2); K Gross (7,off Dunne); Bradley (3,off Dunne).  HBP–Pedrique (1,by K Gross); K Gross (1,by Dunne).  SF–Gutierrez (1,off Rucker).  SB–Bream (7,2nd base off K Gross/Daulton); Samuel (26,2nd base off Dunne/LaValliere).  WP–Jones (7).  HBP–Dunne (3,K Gross); K Gross (6,Pedrique).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:51.
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