Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers
August 31, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1997 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 1 2 0
Martin lf 4 1 1 0
Sveum 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith dh 4 0 1 1
Ward cf 4 0 2 1
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Nunez ss 2 0 0 0
Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
Valentin ss 3 0 0 0
Nilsson lf 4 1 3 0
  Jackson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Huson ph 1 0 1 1
Franco dh 4 1 2 2
Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0
Cirillo 3b 3 0 2 0
Loretta 1b 4 0 0 0
Levis c 4 0 1 0
  Banks pr 0 1 0 0
Williams cf 3 0 1 0
Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 11 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 000270
Milwaukee 000 200 0013110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt   7.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Christiansen   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins  L (8-4) 0.2 2 1 1 3 0
Totals
8.1
11
3
3
4
5
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Eldred   5.2 5 2 2 1 4
  Davis   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wickman   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Jones  W (6-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Ward (12,off Eldred); Randa (22,off Wickman), Milwaukee Nilsson (29,off Schmidt); Levis (7,off Wilkins).  HR–Milwaukee Franco (6,4th inning off Schmidt 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Valentin (3,off Schmidt); Williams (4,off Wilkins).  IBB–Vina (1,by Wilkins); Valentin (4,by Wilkins).  SB–Nunez (1,2nd base off Eldred/Levis); Kendall (13,2nd base off Eldred/Levis).  WP–Wickman (7).  IBB–Wilkins 2 (2,Vina,Valentin).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:52.  A–32,541.
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