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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 21, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 21, 1988 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smiley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose DeLeon |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,350 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
| Felix Fermin | Shortstop |
| John Smiley | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Jose Oquendo | Second Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Left Fielder |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Tom Pagnozzi | First Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Tom Lawless | Third Baseman |
| Jose DeLeon | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 21, 1988
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. DeLeon
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. DeLeon
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. DeLeon
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smiley
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smiley
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Smiley
Oquendo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Smiley
There goes Smith. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Smiley
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. DeLeon
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. DeLeon
Bream takes first base on ball four. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. DeLeon
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
LaValliere vs. DeLeon
LaValliere hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonilla scores. Bream moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Fermin vs. DeLeon
Fermin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bream scores. LaValliere moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smiley vs. DeLeon
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Smiley vs. DeLeon
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo fields it and throws to home to get LaValliere. Fermin moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. DeLeon
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Smiley
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Smiley
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Smiley
Pena hits a popup towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. DeLeon
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. DeLeon
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. DeLeon
Bonilla hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lawless vs. Smiley
Lawless hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeLeon vs. Smiley
DeLeon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smiley
Coleman hits a popup towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. DeLeon
Bream hits a fly ball into left field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. DeLeon
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. DeLeon
LaValliere strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smiley
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Smiley
Oquendo hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Smiley
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. DeLeon
Fermin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smiley vs. DeLeon
Smiley bunts in front of the plate. Pena fields it and throws to first for the out. Fermin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. DeLeon
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Oberkfell vs. DeLeon
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Smiley
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pagnozzi vs. Smiley
There goes Brunansky. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Brunansky steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pagnozzi vs. Smiley
Pagnozzi strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Smiley
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lawless vs. Smiley
Lawless hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. DeLeon
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. DeLeon
Bonilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. DeLeon
Bream hits a fly ball into center field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. DeLeon
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeLeon vs. Smiley
DeLeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smiley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smiley
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smiley
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. DeLeon
LaValliere strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. DeLeon
Fermin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. DeLeon
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Smiley
Oquendo hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Smiley
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fermin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Smiley
Brunansky hits a line drive towards short. Fermin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. DeLeon
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. DeLeon
Oberkfell bunts in front of the plate. Pena fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. DeLeon
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. DeLeon
Bonilla hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bream vs. DeLeon
Bream strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Smiley
Jose Lind now playing second base.
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Smiley
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lawless vs. Smiley
Lawless hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawless for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. DeLeon
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Guerrero. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
LaValliere vs. DeLeon
LaValliere hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Distefano vs. DeLeon
Benny Distefano pinch hits for Felix Fermin.
Distefano hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Peters
Steve Peters now pitching.
Smiley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Peters
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Peters
Lind takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Peters
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Smiley
Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop. Steve Lake pinch hits for Steve Peters.
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smiley
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smiley
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1988 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bonds B, lf 5 0 2 0 Coleman V, cf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 1 0
Lind J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Oquendo J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Van Slyke A, cf 4 0 0 0 Guerrero P, lf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Brunansky T, rf 3 0 1 0
Bream S, 1b 3 1 0 0 Pagnozzi T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilson G, rf 4 1 1 0 Pena T, c 3 0 0 0
LaValliere M, c 4 1 2 1 Lawless T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Fermin F, ss 2 0 1 1 DeLeon J, p 2 0 0 0
Distefano B, ph 1 1 1 3 Peters S, p 0 0 0 0
Belliard R, ss 0 0 0 0 Lake S, ph 1 0 0 0
Smiley J, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 8 5 29 0 2 0
Pittsburgh 020 000 003 -- 5
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 0 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon J (L)* 8.0 8 5 5 4 5
Peters S 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 2
2B -- Wilson G
HR -- Distefano B
SB -- Smith O, Fermin F, LaValliere M, Brunansky T
SH -- Smiley J, Oberkfell K
T -- 2:25
A -- 28350
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