Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 5, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1990 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Backman 3b 5 0 1 0
Bell ss 5 2 2 0
Van Slyke cf 1 1 1 0
  Reynolds pr,cf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla rf 4 0 1 1
Bonds lf 4 2 1 0
Bream 1b 2 1 1 2
LaValliere c 4 0 1 2
Lind 2b 2 0 1 0
Walk p 2 0 1 0
  Ruskin p 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 3 0
Daulton c 4 2 0 0
Hayes V. lf 4 2 1 2
Murphy rf 3 2 1 0
Kruk 1b 4 0 3 2
Herr 2b 4 0 0 1
Thon ss 5 2 2 1
Hayes C. 3b 4 0 2 0
Howell p 1 0 0 0
  Ready ph 1 0 0 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
  Hollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Akerfelds p 0 0 0 0
  Booker ph 1 0 1 1
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 7
Pittsburgh 302 000 1006101
Philadelphia 200 122 10x8131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   4.0 7 5 5 3 1
  Ruskin  L (2-2) 2.0 4 3 2 1 1
  Landrum   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Kipper   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
6
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Howell   4.0 6 5 4 4 3
  Carman  W (5-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Akerfelds   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Boever  SV (11) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
6
7

  E–Backman (10), Dykstra (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Bream (12,off Howell); Bonds (25,off Howell); LaValliere (7,off Howell); Bell (21,off Akerfelds), Philadelphia Kruk (15,off Walk); C Hayes (14,off Walk); Thon (12,off Walk); Murphy (15,off Ruskin).  HR–Philadelphia V Hayes (12,6th inning off Ruskin 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Bonilla (9,off Akerfelds).  IBB–Lind (12,by Howell).  HBP–Dykstra (6,by Walk).  SB–Van Slyke (11,2nd base off Howell/Daulton).  CS–Reynolds (2,2nd base by Howell/Daulton).  WP–Howell (8).  BK–Walk (3), Carman (1).  HBP–Walk (3,Dykstra).  IBB–Howell (6,Lind).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:20.  A–40,142.
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