Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1988 at Veteran's Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 1 1 2
Lind 2b 5 1 2 1
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 4
  Pedrique 3b 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Destrade 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bream 1b 1 1 1 0
Prince c 3 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  LaValliere c 0 0 0 0
Fermin ss 1 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 1 1 0
  Belliard ss 1 1 1 0
Drabek p 2 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 4 0 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 2 0
Jordan 1b 4 0 0 1
Hayes cf 4 1 1 1
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 0 0
  Russell c 0 0 0 0
James 3b 4 0 2 0
Jeltz ss 3 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Carman p 1 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 0 1 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Madrid p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 000 300 0227100
Philadelphia 000 101 000270
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (15-6) 7.1 7 2 2 1 6
  Kipper   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Robinson  SV (9) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carman  L (10-12) 6.0 3 3 3 1 5
  Maddux   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Ruffin   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Madrid   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (30,off Madrid), Philadelphia James (23,off Drabek).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonilla (22,4th inning off Carman 2 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Hayes (6,4th inning off Drabek 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Drabek (5,off Tekulve).  SF–Bonilla (8,off Ruffin).  IBB–Bonds (13,by Tekulve); Van Slyke (2,by Madrid).  IBB–Tekulve (8,Bonds); Madrid (1,Van Slyke).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:05.  A–14,528.
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