MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/23/1987
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 7882 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1987 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (87-65) 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 9 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (80-72) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 3
Pirates Make Cardinals 9-2 Losers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Brad Duncan pitched his team past the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2. The win lifted the Pittsburgh record to 87-65.

Jonathan Black, the 27-year old first baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Black contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put Pittsburgh up, 4-1.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Duncan said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kruk LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .299 12 58
B. Russell SS 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .248 5 41
J. Black 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .280 39 94
D. Strawberry RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .316 43 106
A. Trammell 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .327 19 84
G. Ward CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .308 1 8
B. Bell 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .202 1 9
D. Daulton C 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .206 1 9
B. Duncan P 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .047 0 0
   a-D. Partin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 21 66
   T. Barr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 11 9 5 10 18      
a - D. Partin pinch hit for B. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Russell (26, 3rd Inning off R. Guidry, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Bell (5, 4th Inning off R. Guidry, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Kruk (29, 6th Inning off R. Guidry, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Trammell 2 (19, 2nd Inning off R. Guidry, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off W. Rosenthal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Black (39, 3rd Inning off R. Guidry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kruk 3 , B. Russell 3 , J. Black 4 , D. Strawberry , A. Trammell 6 , G. Ward , B. Bell 3
2-out RBI: J. Kruk , B. Russell , J. Black
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kruk , B. Russell , D. Strawberry , B. Bell
Sac Bunt: B. Duncan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Russell (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Trammell-Russell-Black)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 3 63
   b-S. Garcia PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343 0 0
E. Milner CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 5 41
K. Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333 10 84
H. Cotto RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .260 1 9
C. Quintana LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .291 3 25
K. Stillwell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .173 1 14
R. Ready 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .237 9 50
J. Reed C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .234 1 16
R. Guidry P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .160 0 3
   W. Rosenthal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Curtis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-S. Buechele PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 29
   T. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 6 10      
a - S. Buechele pinch hit for J. Curtis in the 8th
b - S. Garcia pinch hit for O. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Ready (9, 2nd Inning off B. Duncan, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Cotto (1, 6th Inning off B. Duncan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Garcia , E. Milner , H. Cotto 4 , C. Quintana , R. Ready 6 , R. Guidry
2-out RBI: H. Cotto , R. Ready
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Cotto , J. Reed
GIDP: J. Reed
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hernandez (11) , H. Cotto (2) , R. Ready (15)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duncan W (10-12) 8.0 7 2 2 0 6 2 102 3.79   
T. Barr 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duncan 66
Batters Faced: B. Duncan 30, T. Barr 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duncan 13-4, T. Barr 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duncan 102-70, T. Barr 16-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Guidry L (8-8) 5.1 6 7 3 4 7 1 98 3.09   
W. Rosenthal 1.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 40 4.25   
J. Curtis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.49   
T. Scott 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Guidry 39
Batters Faced: R. Guidry 28, W. Rosenthal 10, J. Curtis 3, T. Scott 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Guidry 4-5, W. Rosenthal 1-2, J. Curtis 1-1, T. Scott 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Guidry 98-61, W. Rosenthal 40-24, J. Curtis 17-9, T. Scott 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Rosenthal 2-2
WP: W. Rosenthal
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Duncan
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 26923
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