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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 5, 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 5, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Walk |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 39,925 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Greg Bonin |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bob Walk | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 5, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Walk
Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Walk
Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Walk
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strawberry vs. Walk
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Backman tags and scores. Hernandez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
McReynolds vs. Walk
McReynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Magadan vs. Walk
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Darling
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 -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Darling
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Van Slyke for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Walk
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Walk
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Walk
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Walk covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Darling
Bream hits a popup into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Darling
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 3
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Walk
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Walk
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykstra moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Walk
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Walk
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
McReynolds vs. Walk
McReynolds takes first base on ball four. Dykstra moves to third. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Magadan vs. Walk
Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Darling
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Darling
Belliard 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: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walk vs. Darling
Walk hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Walk
Carter hits a line drive into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Walk
Elster hits a popup towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Walk
Darling 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 4
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Darling
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 -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Darling
Lind hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Van Slyke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Darling
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
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Walk
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke who is chasing the ball. Dykstra reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Backman vs. Walk
Backman strikes out. LaValliere drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Backman out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Walk
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strawberry vs. Walk
Strawberry hits a popup into left field. Bonds 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Darling
Bream hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Darling
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Darling
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 -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Darling
Belliard hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Walk
McReynolds 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: ---
Magadan vs. Walk
Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Walk
Carter hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Magadan moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Walk
Elster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Darling vs. Walk
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walk vs. Darling
Walk 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Darling
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Darling
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Walk
Dykstra 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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Walk
Backman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Backman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Rucker
Dave Rucker now pitching.
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Rucker
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Rucker
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Rucker
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Darling
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bream for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Darling
Reynolds hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Darling
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 8
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Jones
Barry Jones now pitching.
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Jones
Elster hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darling vs. Jones
Darling bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Jones
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground that hits Darling. Darling is out and Dykstra is safe at first. There goes Darling trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Darling
Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Rafael Belliard.
Gregg strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Destrade vs. Darling
Orestes Destrade pinch hits for Barry Jones.
Destrade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Myers
Mike Dunne pinch runs for Orestes Destrade. Randy Myers now pitching.
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Myers
Lind 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, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Kipper
Denny Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Bob Kipper now pitching.
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kipper
Hernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Kipper
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Kipper
McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Myers
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Myers
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Myers
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Myers
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1988 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 5 0 3 0 Bonds B, lf 4 0 1 0
Backman W, 2b 5 2 2 0 Lind J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 5 1 2 2 Van Slyke A, cf 4 0 1 0
Strawberry D, rf 3 0 1 1 Bonilla B, 3b 3 0 0 0
McReynolds K, lf 3 0 1 0 Bream S, 1b 4 1 1 1
Magadan D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Reynolds R, rf 4 1 1 1
Carter G, c 4 0 1 0 LaValliere M, c 3 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 4 0 0 0 Belliard R, ss 2 0 0 0
Darling R, p 4 0 0 0 Gregg T, ph 1 0 0 0
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez D, ss 0 0 0 0
Walk B, p 2 0 0 0
Rucker D, p 0 0 0 0
Jones B, p 0 0 0 0
Destrade O, ph 0 0 0 0
Dunne M, pr 0 0 0 0
Kipper B, p 0 0 0 0
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37 3 11 3 31 2 4 2
New York 100 000 200 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 010 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R (W) 7.1 4 2 2 1 5
Myers R (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Walk B (L) 6.1 7 2 2 3 1
Rucker D 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Jones B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kipper B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
LOB -- New York 11, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Hernandez K, Van Slyke A, Bonds B, Backman W
3B -- Dykstra L
HR -- Bream S, Hernandez K, Reynolds R
SF -- Strawberry D
PB -- LaValliere M
T -- 2:41
A -- 39925
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