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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 7, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, played on August 7, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 7, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Dunne |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 44,931 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Fred Brocklander 3B: John McSherry |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
Howard Johnson | Shortstop |
Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
Mookie Wilson | Left Fielder |
Mackey Sasser | Catcher |
David Cone | Pitcher |
Davey Johnson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
Sid Bream | First Baseman |
R.J. Reynolds | Right Fielder |
Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
Rafael Belliard | Shortstop |
Mike Dunne | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 7, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Dunne
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Dunne
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dunne
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cone
Bonds hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Cone
Lind hits a popup towards third. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Cone
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Cone
There's a wild pitch. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Cone
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bream vs. Cone
Bream hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Van Slyke scores. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Cone
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Dunne
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dunne
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Dunne
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Dunne covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Cone
LaValliere takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Cone
Belliard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaValliere moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Dunne vs. Cone
Dunne bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. Belliard moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Cone
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lind vs. Cone
Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Dunne
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Dunne
Sasser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cone vs. Dunne
Cone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dunne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Cone
Van Slyke hits a popup into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Cone
Bonilla hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Cone
Bream hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Bream reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Cone
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Dunne
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Dunne
Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Dunne
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. Dunne
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Dunne
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Magadan vs. Dunne
Magadan takes first base on ball four. Backman scores. Hernandez moves to third. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Dunne
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Cone
LaValliere hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Cone
Belliard hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dunne vs. Cone
Dunne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Dunne
Sasser hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cone vs. Dunne
Cone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Dunne covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Dunne
Dykstra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Dykstra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. Dunne
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dunne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cone
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Cone
Lind hits a popup into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Cone
There goes Bonds. The throw from Sasser and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Cone
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dunne
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Dunne
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dunne
There goes Strawberry. The throw from LaValliere and he is out, Belliard applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dunne
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Dunne
Magadan hits a popup into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Cone
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Cone
Bream hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Cone
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Cone
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Dunne
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Dunne
Sasser hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cone vs. Dunne
Cone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Dunne
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Cone
Belliard hits a line drive towards the mound. Cone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Cone
Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Mike Dunne.
Gregg hits a popup off the glove of Magadan, and into shallow left field. Gregg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Cone
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Cone
Lind hits a line drive towards left. Wilson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. Gregg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Cone
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Kipper
Bob Kipper now pitching.
Backman hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kipper
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Kipper
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Cone
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Cone
Bream strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Cone
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kipper
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Kipper
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Kipper
Kevin Elster pinch runs for Dave Magadan.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field. Van Slyke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Van Slyke. Elster moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
McReynolds vs. Robinson
Kevin McReynolds pinch hits for Mackey Sasser. Jeff Robinson now pitching.
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elster scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Robinson
Gary Carter pinch hits for David Cone.
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Dykstra vs. Rucker
Dave Rucker now pitching.
Dykstra takes first base on ball four. McReynolds moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Teufel vs. Rucker
Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman.
Teufel hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. McReynolds scores. Carter scores. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Rucker
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Strawberry vs. Rucker
Strawberry hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. McDowell
Tim Teufel now playing second base. Roger McDowell now pitching. Howard Johnson now playing third base. Kevin Elster now playing shortstop. Mooki
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. McDowell
Belliard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Destrade vs. McDowell
Orestes Destrade pinch hits for Dave Rucker.
Destrade strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. McDowell
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with McDowell covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1988 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Dykstra L, cf 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, lf 4 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lind J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Teufel T, ph-2b 1 0 1 2 Van Slyke A, cf 4 1 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bonilla B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Strawberry D, rf 4 0 0 0 Bream S, 1b 4 0 2 1 McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds R, rf 4 0 0 0 Johnson H, ss-3b 3 0 0 0 LaValliere M, c 3 0 0 0 Magadan D, 3b 2 0 0 1 Belliard R, ss 3 0 1 0 Elster K, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Dunne M, p 1 0 0 0 Wilson M, lf-rf 4 2 2 1 Gregg T, ph 1 1 1 0 Sasser M, c 3 0 0 0 Kipper B, p 0 0 0 0 McReynolds K, ph-lf 1 1 1 1 Robinson J, p 0 0 0 0 Cone D, p 3 0 0 0 Rucker D, p 0 0 0 0 Carter G, ph-c 1 1 1 1 Destrade O, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 8 6 31 2 5 1 New York 000 100 104 -- 6 Pittsburgh 100 000 100 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Cone D (W) 8.0 5 2 1 4 1 McDowell R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Dunne M 7.0 4 2 2 4 0 Kipper B (L) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 Robinson J* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Rucker D 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Wilson M, Van Slyke A LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Bream S, Dykstra L, Gregg T, Teufel T HR -- Wilson M CS -- Bonds B, Strawberry D SH -- Dunne M WP -- Cone D T -- 2:51 A -- 44931
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