Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 0 0
Lind 2b 5 0 1 0
Redus rf 3 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 2 0
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 1
Prince c 4 0 2 0
Fermin ss 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Smiley p 3 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 8 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 3 1 1 0
Sabo 3b 4 1 1 0
Daniels lf 4 1 2 3
Davis cf 2 0 0 1
Esasky 1b 3 0 1 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Collins rf 3 0 0 0
  Oester 2b 0 0 0 0
McClendon c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion 2b,1b 3 0 0 0
Charlton p 2 0 0 0
  Winningham ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 28 4 6 4
Pittsburgh 000 010 000180
Cincinnati 100 000 03x461
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley   7.0 3 1 1 2 7
  Gott  L (6-5) 1.0 3 3 3 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
2
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Charlton  W (1-2) 8.0 8 1 1 3 3
  Franco  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
4

  E–Esasky (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (27,off Charlton), Cincinnati Larkin (28,off Smiley).  HR–Cincinnati Daniels (14,8th inning off Gott 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Wilson (1,by Charlton).  SH–Larkin (10,off Gott).  SF–Davis (3,off Smiley).  SB–Davis 2 (33,2nd base off Smiley/Prince,3rd base off Smiley/Prince).  IBB–Charlton (1,Wilson).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:23.  A–18,586.
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