St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 27, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 4 1 2 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
Guerrero lf 4 0 1 1
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 0
Pena c 4 0 2 1
Oquendo 2b,1b 2 0 0 0
Pagnozzi 1b 3 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Costello p 0 0 0 0
  Ford cf 1 0 0 0
Lawless 3b 3 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 1 0
Hill p 2 0 0 0
  Alicea 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 3 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 1 2 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 2 1 1 2
Distefano 1b 3 0 1 0
  Destrade ph 1 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 2 0 0 1
Belliard ss 3 0 0 0
Smiley p 2 1 1 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 1 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Bream 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
St. Louis 000 200 000280
Pittsburgh 012 000 00x360
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  L (0-1) 5.0 5 3 3 2 3
  McWilliams   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Costello   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dayley   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (13-10) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4
  Robinson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gott  SV (34) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis McGee (23,off Smiley), Pittsburgh Distefano (2,off Hill); Smiley (1,off Hill); Lind (24,off Hill); Cangelosi (3,off McWilliams).  IBB–Oquendo (7,by Smiley).  HBP–LaValliere (2,by McWilliams).  SB–Smith (56,2nd base off Smiley/LaValliere); Lind (15,2nd base off Hill/Pena).  BK–McWilliams (3).  HBP–McWilliams (4,LaValliere).  IBB–Smiley (4,Oquendo).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:35.  A–8,994.
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