Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 30, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds 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

Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 4 1 1 1
Larkin ss 5 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 4
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
Stillwell 3b 4 0 1 0
Diaz c 4 0 2 0
Esasky 1b 4 1 3 0
Concepcion 2b 2 2 1 0
Gullickson p 3 1 1 1
  McClendon ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 1 2 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 1 0
Ray 2b 3 0 0 1
Bream 1b 4 1 1 0
Morrison 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 2 1
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Taylor p 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 1 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Pedrique ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Cincinnati 004 200 0006101
Pittsburgh 010 000 010271
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullickson  W (7-2) 8.0 6 2 1 0 4
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
0
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor  L (1-2) 3.1 7 6 5 1 2
  Pena   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Walk   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Smiley   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
4
4

  E–Concepcion (1), Bream (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Cincinnati Esasky (2,off Pena), Pittsburgh Reynolds (10,off Gullickson).  3B–Pittsburgh Bonds (5,off Gullickson).  HR–Cincinnati Davis (19,3rd inning off Taylor 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Daniels (3,by Walk).  SF–Ray (2,off Gullickson).  HBP–Bonilla (1,by Gullickson).  CS–Stillwell (4,2nd base by Taylor/LaValliere).  HBP–Gullickson (1,Bonilla).  IBB–Walk (1,Daniels).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:37.  A–28,853.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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