Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 5 1 2 0
Samuel 2b 4 1 0 0
Hayes 1b 2 2 1 0
Schmidt 3b,ss 4 2 1 3
Easler lf 4 1 2 1
  James pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Parrish c 5 1 1 3
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Aguayo ss 4 0 1 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Schu 3b 0 0 0 0
Carman p 3 0 0 0
  Jeltz ss 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 3 1 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 1 1
Ray 2b 4 1 1 3
Morrison 3b 3 1 0 0
Diaz 1b 4 1 1 1
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla lf 4 0 1 0
Ortiz c 3 0 0 0
  LaValliere ph 1 0 1 0
Almon ss 2 0 0 0
  Bonds ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Easley p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 1 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Bream ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 7 5
Philadelphia 104 000 003891
Pittsburgh 000 010 140671
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carman   7.0 4 2 1 1 2
  Bedrosian   1.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Tekulve  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
5
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   3.0 5 5 4 3 4
  Easley   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Fisher   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Robinson  L (2-1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
6
9

  E–Aguayo (1), Ortiz (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  HR–Philadelphia Parrish (1,3rd inning off Walk 2 on, 1 out); Schmidt (5,9th inning off D Robinson 2 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Diaz (2,5th inning off Carman 0 on, 0 out); Ray (1,8th inning off Bedrosian 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Van Slyke (1,off Bedrosian).  SB–Thompson (2,2nd base off Walk/Ortiz); Samuel 2 (3,3rd base off Walk/Ortiz,2nd base off D Robinson/Ortiz); Hayes 2 (2,2nd base off Walk/Ortiz,2nd base off Fisher/Ortiz); Morrison (1,2nd base off Carman/Parrish).  WP–Walk (1), D Robinson (1).  BK–Walk (1).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:47.  A–19,361.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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