Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
September 2, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves 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, Atlanta Braves 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 1 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 1 1 0
Bream 1b 2 0 1 0
Prince c 3 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 1 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
  Fermin ss 0 0 0 0
Walk p 3 0 1 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Blauser 2b 5 0 2 1
James lf 2 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 2 0
Murphy rf 3 0 0 1
Thomas ss 3 0 0 0
Runge 3b 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 1 0
  Royster pr 0 1 0 0
Blocker cf 4 0 1 0
Glavine p 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 010 000–160
Atlanta 000 000 011–281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   7.1 4 1 1 4 0
  Kipper   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gott  L (6-6) 1.1 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.2
8
2
2
4
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine   7.0 5 1 1 2 2
  Assenmacher  W (6-6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4
  E–Blauser (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 3.  2B–Atlanta Perry (21,off Walk); Blauser (1,off Gott).  IBB–Thomas (4,by Walk).  IBB–Walk (5,Thomas).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:22.  A–7,938.
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