Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 14, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 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 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Merced 1b 4 1 1 0
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 2
Bonilla rf 3 2 1 0
Bonds lf 2 1 1 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 1 0
LaValliere c 4 0 1 1
Lind 2b 3 0 0 1
Smiley p 4 0 0 0
  Palacios p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ready 2b 4 1 1 0
Hayes V. cf 4 0 0 0
Chamberlain lf 4 1 2 2
Kruk 1b 3 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 1 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 4 0 1 1
Thon ss 3 0 0 0
Lake c 3 0 1 0
Ashby p 2 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Lindeman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 010 100 030560
Philadelphia 000 000 102360
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (18-8) 8.1 6 3 3 1 5
  Palacios  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  L (0-4) 7.1 5 5 5 4 3
  Ritchie   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Hartley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (24,off Ashby), Philadelphia Kruk (22,off Smiley); C Hayes (22,off Smiley).  3B–Philadelphia Lake (1,off Smiley).  HR–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (17,8th inning off Ashby 1 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Chamberlain (11,9th inning off Smiley 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Lind (6,off Ashby).  HBP–Bell (3,by Ashby).  WP–Palacios (6).  HBP–Ashby (2,Bell).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:23.  A–27,412.
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