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August 5, 1988

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 3 10 0
Pirates 2 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 3 10 0
Pirates 2 4 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .301
OBP .500 .376
At Bats 4 216
Hits 2 65
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 11

Bob Kipper Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 5, 1988
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Strikeout
Bob Kipper
Mike LaValliere
Sid Bream
Jose Lind
Bobby Bonilla
Denny Gonzalez
Barry Bonds
Andy Van Slyke
R.J. Reynolds
Wally Backman
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs
Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Denny Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Bob Kipper now pitching. Backman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Lind hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Orestes Destrade pinch hits for Barry Jones. Destrade takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Rafael Belliard. Gregg strikes out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Darling bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Elster hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Barry Jones now pitching. Carter strikes out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Reynolds hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bream for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonilla strikes out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 7 Dave Rucker now pitching. Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Backman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Backman reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Van Slyke strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonds hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Bonds reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Walk hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Darling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Elster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carter hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Magadan moves to third.
Top 6 Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Belliard hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Reynolds strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bream hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Strawberry hits a popup into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 5 Backman strikes out. LaValliere drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Backman out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Van Slyke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Lind hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Elster hits a popup towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carter hits a line drive into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walk hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 LaValliere hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McReynolds takes first base on ball four. Dykstra moves to third. Strawberry moves to second.
Top 3 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykstra moves to second.
Top 3 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Bream hits a popup into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out.
Top 2 Darling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Walk covering, for the out.
Top 2 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Lind strikes out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McReynolds takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.