Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 4, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1990 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 2 1 1
Daulton c 5 1 2 3
Hayes V. lf 4 1 3 1
Murphy rf 4 1 2 2
Kruk 1b 4 0 1 0
Hayes C. 3b 3 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 2 1 0 0
  Ready ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Combs p 1 1 1 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
  Hollins ph 1 0 1 0
  Grimsley pr 0 0 0 0
  Akerfelds p 0 0 0 0
  Greene p 0 0 0 0
  Chamberlain ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
King 3b 4 2 1 0
Bell ss 4 2 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 2 0 1
Bonilla rf 4 2 2 5
Bonds lf 3 0 1 2
Martinez 1b 4 2 2 2
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 3 0 1 0
Lind 2b 4 0 1 1
Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 1 1 0
  Bream 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 10 11
Philadelphia 320 200 0007113
Pittsburgh 012 044 00x11102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Combs   4.1 6 6 6 3 3
  Carman   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Akerfelds  L (5-2) 2.0 3 4 3 0 1
  Greene   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
11
10
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   2.0 6 5 5 2 0
  York   2.0 2 2 1 1 1
  Landrum  W (5-3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Patterson  SV (4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
3
3

  E–Murphy (5), C Hayes (18), Thon (21), Van Slyke (5), Lind (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 4.  2B–Philadelphia V Hayes (12,off Walk); Combs (2,off Walk), Pittsburgh Martinez (9,off Combs); Bell (24,off Combs); Backman (18,off Akerfelds).  HR–Philadelphia Murphy (20,1st inning off Walk 1 on, 1 out); Daulton (11,2nd inning off Walk 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Martinez (9,5th inning off Carman 1 on, 2 out); Bonilla (31,6th inning off Akerfelds 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Combs (4,off York).  SF–Bonds (6,off Carman).  HBP–Bell (1,by Akerfelds).  SB–Dykstra (30,2nd base off Walk/Slaught); V Hayes (14,2nd base off Walk/Slaught); Bonds (44,2nd base off Combs/Daulton).  HBP–Akerfelds (3,Bell).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–3:01.  A–16,858.
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