San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 18, 1992 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1992 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 2 0
Sheffield 3b 4 0 1 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 0
Ward cf 3 0 1 0
  Azocar ph 1 0 0 0
Stillwell 2b 3 1 2 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cole rf 3 1 0 0
Bell ss 2 2 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 2 1
Bonds lf 3 1 1 2
Merced 1b 3 0 1 0
King 3b 3 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 1
Lind 2b 3 0 1 0
Tomlin p 3 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 6 4
San Diego 001 000 000181
Pittsburgh 101 020 01x561
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (9-11) 6.0 4 4 4 5 3
  Rodriguez   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Melendez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
5
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tomlin  W (12-7) 8.0 7 1 1 0 4
  Belinda   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
5

  E–Santiago (11), Merced (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (25,off Rodriguez).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (9,off Benes).  SH–Bell (14,off Benes).  SF–Bonds (4,off Benes); LaValliere (5,off Melendez).  SB–A Cole (6,3rd base off Benes/Santiago).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:34.  A–21,453.
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