Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 11, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1988 at Three Rivers 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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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 4 2 1 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Dernier cf 5 1 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 1 1
Jordan 1b 4 1 2 1
James 3b 5 1 2 1
Russell c 3 0 2 1
  Jeltz ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
  Gross ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Barrett 2b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 1
  Parrish c 0 0 0 0
Freeman p 2 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Samuel ph,2b 1 1 1 2
Totals 34 7 11 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 0 2 0
Lind 2b 5 0 3 1
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 1
Bream 1b 5 0 3 0
Redus rf 3 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 1 0 0
Fermin ss 1 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Pedrique ss 1 0 0 0
  Medvin p 0 0 0 0
  Destrade ph 1 1 1 2
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Smiley p 1 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 1 1 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,ss 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Philadelphia 001 030 0307110
Pittsburgh 000 010 1204111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman  W (2-2) 6.1 7 2 2 5 4
  Tekulve   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian   2.0 4 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
7
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  L (11-10) 5.0 8 4 1 1 3
  Kramer   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Medvin   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Madden   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
4
3
5

  E–Bonilla (28).  PB–Russell (2).  2B–Philadelphia Gutierrez (3,off Smiley); Bradley (27,off Smiley); James (22,off Medvin), Pittsburgh Bream 3 (36,off Freeman 2,off Bedrosian).  HR–Philadelphia Samuel (11,8th inning off Medvin 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Destrade (1,8th inning off Bedrosian 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Freeman (3,off Kramer); Jeltz (8,off Medvin).  SF–Jones (1,off Smiley).  HBP–Barrett (1,by Kramer).  IBB–Jordan (1,by Madden).  SB–Dernier (12,2nd base off Madden/LaValliere); Redus (3,2nd base off Freeman/Russell).  CS–Bradley (7,2nd base by Kramer/LaValliere); Jordan (1,2nd base by Madden/LaValliere); Bream (9,3rd base by Freeman/Russell).  HBP–Kramer (1,Barrett).  IBB–Madden (1,Jordan).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:08.  A–18,132.
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