Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 31, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1991 at Veteran's 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Merced 1b 4 2 2 0
Bell ss 3 1 1 0
Van Slyke cf 5 0 2 1
Bonilla rf,3b 3 0 0 1
Bonds lf 2 0 0 0
King 3b 4 1 1 1
  Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 1 0 0
Walk p 3 0 1 1
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Webster rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hayes V. cf 4 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 2 0
Kruk lf 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 0 1 0
Jordan 1b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher c 4 0 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 3 1 1 1
Grimsley p 1 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Schu ph 1 0 0 0
  Akerfelds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 101 111 000571
Philadelphia 001 000 000150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (1-0) 5.2 3 1 1 1 4
  Belinda   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Heaton   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Landrum   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (1-7) 4.1 5 4 4 2 1
  Ritchie   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Boever   3.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Akerfelds   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
6
4

  E–Lind (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (3,off Grimsley).  HR–Pittsburgh King (2,4th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Thon (2,3rd inning off Walk 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bell 2 (15,off Grimsley 2).  SF–Bonilla (3,off Grimsley).  IBB–Bonilla (3,by Ritchie).  WP–Grimsley (12), Ritchie (1).  IBB–Ritchie (1,Bonilla).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:45.  A–25,652.
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