Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 3 0 1 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 1 0
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Esasky 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion 2b 3 0 1 0
Charlton p 1 0 0 0
  McClendon ph 1 0 1 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 1 1 0
Van Slyke cf 3 1 1 2
Bonilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Bream 1b 3 0 1 0
Reynolds rf 3 0 1 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
LaPoint p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 2
Cincinnati 000 000 000050
Pittsburgh 000 000 20x240
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Charlton  L (0-2) 7.0 4 2 2 0 7
  Murphy   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
2
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint  W (2-0) 7.2 4 0 0 2 3
  Gott  SV (24) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Lind (20,off Charlton).  HR–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (22,7th inning off Charlton 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Charlton (1,off LaPoint); Wilson (1,off Murphy).  CS–Sabo (12,2nd base by LaPoint/LaValliere).  SB–Bream (9,2nd base off Charlton/Diaz).  BK–LaPoint (1).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:02.  A–13,406.
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