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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 6, 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 6, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 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 6, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dwight Gooden |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Drabek |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 48,272 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Greg Bonin 3B: Fred Brocklander |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
Dave Magadan | First Baseman |
Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
Dwight Gooden | 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 |
Doug Drabek | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 6, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Drabek
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Drabek
Backman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Drabek
Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Drabek
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
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gooden
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Gooden
There goes Bonds. The throw from Carter and he is out, Elster applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Gooden
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Gooden
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Gooden
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Drabek
McReynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Drabek
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drabek
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lind reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Gooden
Bream hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Gooden
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Drabek
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gooden vs. Drabek
Gooden strikes out. LaValliere drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gooden out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Drabek
Dykstra hits a popup towards the mound. Drabek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Gooden
Belliard strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabek vs. Gooden
Drabek hits a popup towards first. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gooden
Bonds 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 4
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Drabek
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: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Drabek
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Drabek. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Drabek
Strawberry hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Drabek
McReynolds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Gooden
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Gooden
Van Slyke 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Gooden
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Drabek
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drabek
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Drabek
Elster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooden vs. Drabek
Gooden bunts towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Lind covering, for the out. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Drabek
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Gooden
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gooden
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 -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Gooden
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Drabek
Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Drabek
Drabek fires to first and picks off Backman. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Drabek
Magadan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Drabek
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Drabek
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Gooden
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drabek vs. Gooden
Drabek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Drabek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Gooden
Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Gooden
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Gooden
Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Gooden
There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Carter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Bonilla vs. Gooden
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bream vs. Gooden
Bream hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Van Slyke scores. Bonilla moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Drabek
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Drabek
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Drabek
LaValliere fires to second and picks off Carter for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Drabek
Elster hits a popup towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Drabek
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Dwight Gooden.
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Drabek
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Rucker
Dave Rucker now pitching. Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Lenny Dykstra.
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. McClure
Mookie Wilson now playing center field. Bob McClure now pitching.
LaValliere hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. McClure
Belliard hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. McClure
Rucker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Gott
Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman. Jim Gott now pitching.
Teufel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Gott
The umpire calls a balk on Gott Teufel moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Magadan vs. Gott
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Teufel moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Strawberry vs. Gott
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Teufel scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Gott
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Gott
The umpire calls a balk on Gott Strawberry scores. McReynolds moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Gott
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Gott
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Gott
The umpire calls a balk on Gott McReynolds scores. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Gott
Elster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sasser vs. Robinson
Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Bob McClure. Jeff Robinson now pitching.
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Myers
Tim Teufel now playing second base. Randy Myers now pitching.
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Myers
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Myers
Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Myers
Bonilla hits a popup into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teufel vs. Robinson
Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Magadan vs. Robinson
Magadan hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Robinson
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Myers
Bream hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Myers
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bream moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Prince vs. McDowell
Tom Prince pinch hits for Mike LaValliere. Roger McDowell now pitching.
Prince bunts towards the mound. McDowell fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Prince attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. McDowell
Mike Diaz pinch hits for Rafael Belliard.
Diaz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1988 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Dykstra L, cf 3 0 0 0 Bonds B, lf 4 1 2 2 Wilson M, ph-cf 2 0 1 0 Lind J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 2 0 1 0 Van Slyke A, cf 3 1 2 0 Teufel T, ph-2b 1 1 0 0 Bonilla B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Magadan D, 1b 5 0 1 0 Bream S, 1b 4 0 2 1 Strawberry D, rf 5 1 0 1 Reynolds R, rf 4 0 1 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 1 1 0 LaValliere M, c 3 0 0 0 Carter G, c 3 0 1 0 Prince T, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b 3 2 1 1 Belliard R, ss 3 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 1 0 Diaz M, ph 1 0 0 0 Gooden D, p 1 0 0 0 Drabek D, p 2 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 1 1 Rucker D, p 1 0 0 0 McClure B, p 0 0 0 0 Gott J, p 0 0 0 0 Sasser M, ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson J, p 0 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 8 3 33 3 8 3 New York 000 010 130 -- 5 Pittsburgh 000 003 000 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gooden D 6.0 5 3 3 2 3 McClure B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Myers R* 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 McDowell R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Drabek D 6.2 6 2 2 2 3 Rucker D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Gott J (L) 0.2 1 3 3 3 1 Robinson J 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Drabek D, Carter G DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Drabek D, McReynolds K HR -- Johnson H, Bonds B SB -- Van Slyke A CS -- Bonds B SH -- Gooden D WP -- Drabek D Balk -- Gott J 3 T -- 3:12 A -- 48272
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