Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 24, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster lf 3 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
  Roomes pr 0 1 0 0
  Trillo 1b 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 0
Law 3b 2 0 0 1
Berryhill c 4 0 0 0
Dascenzo cf 3 1 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 2 0
Bielecki p 2 0 1 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 1 1 0
Van Slyke cf 2 0 0 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
LaValliere c 3 0 1 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
Fermin ss 2 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 1 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0
Walk p 2 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
  Destrade ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Chicago 000 000 110261
Pittsburgh 100 000 000152
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki   6.0 4 1 0 2 2
  Gossage  W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  DiPino  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
5
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   5.2 4 0 0 1 5
  Fisher   1.1 1 1 1 1 2
  Rucker  L (0-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Robinson   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
8

  E–Sandberg (10), Bonilla (30), Bream (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (20,off Rucker), Pittsburgh Wilson (6,off Bielecki); Bonilla (32,off Bielecki).  SF–Webster (4,off Fisher); Law (3,off Robinson); Van Slyke (12,off Bielecki).  SB–Dunston (27,2nd base off Fisher/LaValliere); Lind (14,2nd base off Bielecki/Berryhill).  CS–Dunston (9,2nd base by Robinson/LaValliere); Cangelosi (4,2nd base by Gossage/Berryhill).  WP–Bielecki (3), Gossage (3).  BK–Bielecki (3), Fisher (4).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:48.  A–16,161.
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