Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 0 0
Grace 1b 4 2 3 0
Berryhill c 5 0 1 1
Law 3b 4 2 2 1
Webster rf,lf 4 0 2 1
  Moyer p 0 0 0 0
Varsho lf 3 0 0 1
  Jackson rf 1 0 1 1
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 3 0 0 0
  Roomes lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 1 2 1
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lind ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 2 0
Bonilla 3b 5 1 2 1
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 1 1
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Prince c 1 0 0 0
Fermin ss 2 0 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Drabek p 2 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 3
Chicago 011 000 010 25102
Pittsburgh 000 100 011 0382
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux   7.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Moyer  W (8-15) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek   7.0 4 2 2 3 3
  Robinson   2.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Kipper  L (2-6) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Gott   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
5
7

  E–Berryhill (9), Dunston (19), Bonilla (29), Prince (2).  2B–Chicago Webster (14,off Drabek); Grace 2 (19,off Drabek,off Kipper), Pittsburgh Van Slyke 2 (21,off Maddux 2).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonds (24,9th inning off Moyer 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Moyer (8,off Gott); Bream (4,off Moyer).  SF–Varsho (1,off Drabek).  HBP–Fermin (3,by Maddux).  SB–Sandberg (23,2nd base off Drabek/LaValliere); Dascenzo (5,2nd base off Robinson/Prince); Reynolds (15,2nd base off Maddux/Berryhill).  CS–Dunston (8,2nd base by Drabek/LaValliere); Sandberg (10,3rd base by Robinson/LaValliere).  HBP–Maddux (8,Fermin).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:16.  A–19,552.
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