Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1997 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 9, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 6 2 0 0
Allensworth cf 5 2 1 0
Martin lf 5 1 3 2
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Young ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 5 1 1 1
Kendall c 3 1 1 1
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
  Sveum ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 1 0 0
  Ericks p 0 0 0 0
Randa 3b 6 1 3 3
Loaiza p 3 0 1 0
  Ruebel p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings rf 3 0 2 1
Totals 46 9 13 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies lf 5 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 5 1 1 0
Brogna 1b 6 0 1 0
Daulton rf 5 2 4 0
  Butler pr,rf 1 0 1 1
Lieberthal c 5 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 5 0 1 0
Magee cf 5 1 3 1
Stocker ss 5 0 2 1
Portugal p 2 0 0 0
  Plantenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Mimbs p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 14 3
Pittsburgh 110 010 000 0069131
Philadelphia 010 100 100 0014144
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza   6.1 9 3 2 1 3
  Ruebel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Loiselle   2.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Ericks   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
12.0
14
4
3
2
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   6.0 9 3 2 1 1
  Plantenberg   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Spradlin   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Bottalico   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Mimbs  L (0-2) 0.0 0 3 0 2 0
  Munoz   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
12.0
13
9
5
6
7

  E–Loaiza (1), Magee (2), Portugal (1), Plantenberg (1), Mimbs (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Martin 2 (3,off Portugal 2); Kendall (6,off Portugal); Randa 2 (6,off Portugal,off Munoz); Allensworth (6,off Portugal), Philadelphia Magee (2,off Loaiza).  3B–Pittsburgh Cummings (1,off Munoz), Philadelphia Daulton (2,off Loiselle).  SF–Kendall (2,off Munoz).  HBP–Kendall 2 (5,by Spradlin,by Bottalico); Lieberthal (1,by Loaiza).  SH–Sefcik (3,off Loaiza).  CS–Martin (3,3rd base by Portugal/Lieberthal).  WP–Munoz (2).  HBP–Loaiza (3,Lieberthal); Spradlin (1,Kendall); Bottalico (1,Kendall).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:41.  A–12,017.
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