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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 15, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 15, 1988 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 15, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 15, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smiley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 35,084 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Jerry Crawford |
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 |
Darnell Coles | Right Fielder |
Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
Rafael Belliard | Shortstop |
John Smiley | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
Jody Davis | Catcher |
Vance Law | Third Baseman |
Manny Trillo | First Baseman |
Rafael Palmeiro | Left Fielder |
Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 15, 1988
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Sutcliffe
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Sutcliffe
Lind hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Sutcliffe
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Sutcliffe
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. Lind moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bream vs. Sutcliffe
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Smiley
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Smiley
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Smiley
Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Smiley
The umpire calls a balk on Smiley Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Smiley
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dawson moves to third. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Sutcliffe
Coles hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Sutcliffe
LaValliere hits a popup into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Sutcliffe
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belliard for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Smiley
Law hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smiley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Smiley
Trillo hits a line drive towards third. Bonilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Smiley
Palmeiro 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
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Sutcliffe
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smiley for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Sutcliffe
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Sutcliffe
Lind hits a line drive into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Smiley
Martinez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Smiley
The umpire calls a balk on Smiley Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sutcliffe vs. Smiley
Sutcliffe bunts towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Lind covering, for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Dunston vs. Smiley
Dunston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Smiley
There goes Dunston. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Smiley
into right field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Smiley
Dawson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smiley
Davis hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Sutcliffe
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Sutcliffe
There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Van Slyke steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Sutcliffe
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bream vs. Sutcliffe
Bream hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Coles vs. Sutcliffe
Coles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Smiley
Law hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Smiley
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Smiley
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Sutcliffe
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Sutcliffe
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Sutcliffe
Smiley hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Smiley
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Smiley
Sutcliffe 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Smiley
Dunston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Smiley
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Smiley
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Sutcliffe
Darrin Jackson now playing right field.
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Sutcliffe
Lind hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Sutcliffe
Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Van Slyke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Sutcliffe
Bonilla strikes out. There goes Van Slyke. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Bream vs. Sutcliffe
Bream hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smiley
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Smiley covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Law vs. Smiley
Law bunts towards third. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Smiley
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Law moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Smiley
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Smiley covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Sutcliffe
Coles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Sutcliffe
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Belliard vs. Sutcliffe
Belliard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cangelosi vs. Sutcliffe
John Cangelosi pinch hits for John Smiley.
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Garcia
Miguel Garcia now pitching.
Martinez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Garcia
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Garcia
Dunston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Garcia
There goes Dunston. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Garcia
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Garcia
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Dunston trying to get to home. Van Slyke throws the ball in to LaValliere who tags Dunston who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Sutcliffe
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Sutcliffe
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Sutcliffe
Van Slyke hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Garcia
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Garcia
Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Garcia
Trillo hits a fly ball towards center. Van Slyke settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Van Slyke. Law moves to third. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Palmeiro vs. Garcia
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Law tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Garcia
Martinez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Sutcliffe vs. Garcia
Sutcliffe takes first base on ball four. Trillo moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Dunston vs. Garcia
Dunston 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
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Sutcliffe
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Sutcliffe
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bream for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Sutcliffe
Coles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Sutcliffe
LaValliere hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Belliard vs. Sutcliffe
Belliard hits a line drive, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/15/1988 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bonds B, lf 4 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 5 2 3 2 Lind J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Van Slyke A, cf 4 0 2 0 Dawson A, rf 3 1 2 2 Bonilla B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jackson D, rf 1 0 1 0 Bream S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Davis J, c 3 0 0 0 Coles D, rf 4 0 2 0 Law V, 3b 4 1 1 0 LaValliere M, c 4 0 1 0 Trillo M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Belliard R, ss 4 0 0 0 Palmeiro R, lf 3 0 0 1 Smiley J, p 2 0 0 0 Martinez D, cf 2 2 1 1 Cangelosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sutcliffe R, p 2 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 0 6 0 31 6 10 6 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 003 010 11x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Smiley J (L) 6.0 7 4 4 0 2 Garcia M 2.0 3 2 1 2 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Sutcliffe R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5 E -- Van Slyke A DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 7 2B -- Van Slyke A HR -- Dawson A, Dunston S, Martinez D SB -- Dunston S 2, Van Slyke A SH -- Sutcliffe R SF -- Palmeiro R HBP -- by Smiley J (Martinez D), by Garcia M (Martinez D) WP -- Sutcliffe R Balk -- Smiley J 2 T -- 2:56 A -- 35084
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