St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 5 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 2 0
Guerrero 1b 2 1 1 1
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 0
Morris lf 4 0 1 0
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Alicea 2b 4 0 0 0
Booker 3b 4 1 2 0
Magrane p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 1 2 0
Lind 2b 3 0 2 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 2 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 0
Prince c 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Fermin ss 3 0 0 0
Drabek p 2 0 1 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
St. Louis 001 100 000291
Pittsburgh 000 001 000183
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  W (5-9) 9.0 8 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (15-7) 7.0 8 2 1 2 3
  Robinson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Kipper   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
2
6

  E–Alicea (14), Fermin (5), Drabek 2 (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Wilson (8,off Magrane); Redus (1,off Magrane).  HR–St. Louis Guerrero (9,4th inning off Drabek 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Guerrero (9,by Drabek).  SH–Lind (12,off Magrane).  SB–Smith (57,2nd base off Drabek/Prince).  CS–Booker (2,2nd base by Kipper/Prince); Redus (1,2nd base by Magrane/Pena).  IBB–Drabek (4,Guerrero).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:26.  A–21,004.
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