Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 18, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1988 at Veteran's 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 1 0 0
  Lind ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 2 1 0
Bonilla 3b 5 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 2 2 3
Reynolds rf 5 0 2 2
LaValliere c 5 0 3 0
  Dunne pr 0 0 0 0
  Prince c 0 0 0 0
Fermin ss 2 0 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 1 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Medvin p 0 0 0 0
  Pedrique ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Walk p 2 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 4 1 1 1
Jones rf 3 2 3 1
  Dernier ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 3 0 0 1
Hayes cf,rf 4 0 1 1
Samuel 2b 3 2 2 0
James 3b 3 0 0 1
Russell c 4 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 3 0 0 0
  Gross G. ph 1 0 0 0
Gross K. p 2 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish c 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 6 8 5
Pittsburgh 000 130 100 0591
Philadelphia 101 111 000 1681
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   7.0 7 5 4 1 6
  Rucker   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Medvin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kramer  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
8
6
5
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross   6.1 7 5 5 4 5
  Harris   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Ruffin   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Bedrosian  W (5-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
5
9

  E–Walk (3), Bradley (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Bream (37,off K Gross), Philadelphia Jones (5,off Walk); Samuel (29,off Walk).  3B–Philadelphia Parrish (2,off Kramer).  HR–Pittsburgh Bream (9,7th inning off K Gross 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Jones (6,5th inning off Walk 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Cangelosi (2,off Ruffin).  HBP–Walk (2,by K Gross); Fermin (2,by K Gross).  SF–Jordan (1,off Walk); James (4,off Walk); Bradley (6,off Kramer).  SB–Van Slyke (29,2nd base off K Gross/Russell).  WP–Walk (13), Ruffin (11).  BK–Walk (9).  HBP–K Gross 2 (11,Walk,Fermin).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:11.  A–21,282.
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