Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 31, 1988
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 31, 1988 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Walk |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 46,917 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Joe West 3B: Bob Engel |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
| Rafael Belliard | Shortstop |
| Bob Walk | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Dave Magadan | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Mackey Sasser | Catcher |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 31, 1988
Top 1
-
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Darling
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Darling
Lind hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lind moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Lind scores. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Darling
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Walk
Dykstra hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Walk
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Walk
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Walk
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Walk
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Walk
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Darling
Bream strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Darling
LaValliere hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Darling
Belliard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Walk
Sasser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Walk
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Sasser moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Darling vs. Walk
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Walk
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walk vs. Darling
Walk strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Darling
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Darling
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Walk
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Walk
Magadan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Walk
Strawberry hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Darling
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Darling
Bream hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Darling
There goes Bream. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Bream steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
LaValliere vs. Darling
LaValliere hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Walk
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walk
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Walk
Sasser hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Darling
Belliard hits a popup towards the mound. Darling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walk vs. Darling
Walk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Darling
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Darling
Darling fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Darling. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lind vs. Darling
Lind strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Walk
Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Walk
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Walk
Dykstra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darling moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Backman vs. Walk
Backman hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Walk
Magadan hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Darling
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Darling
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bream for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Walk
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Walk
There goes Strawberry. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Strawberry steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McReynolds vs. Walk
McReynolds hits a line drive towards first. Bream reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Walk
There's a wild pitch. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Walk
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Sasser vs. Walk
Sasser is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Walk
Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Darling
LaValliere hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Darling
Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Rafael Belliard.
Gregg strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Destrade vs. Darling
Orestes Destrade pinch hits for Bob Walk.
Destrade hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Kipper
Denny Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Bob Kipper now pitching.
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Kipper
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Kipper
Backman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Darling
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Darling
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Darling
There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Sasser and he is out, Elster applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Kipper
Magadan hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Kipper
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Kipper
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kipper
There goes McReynolds. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. McReynolds steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kipper
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sasser vs. Kipper
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Darling
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Darling
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Darling
Bream takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Darling
R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Mike LaValliere.
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
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 7/31/1988 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bonds B, lf 4 0 1 0 Dykstra L, cf 4 0 1 0
Lind J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Backman W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke A, cf 3 0 1 0 Magadan D, 1b 3 1 0 0
Bonilla B, 3b 4 0 0 1 Strawberry D, rf 3 1 1 2
Wilson G, rf 4 0 1 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 0 2 0
Bream S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Johnson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
LaValliere M, c 3 0 0 0 Sasser M, c 3 0 1 0
Reynolds R, ph 1 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 0 0
Belliard R, ss 2 0 0 0 Darling R, p 3 0 1 0
Gregg T, ph 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez D, ss 0 0 0 0
Walk B, p 2 0 0 0
Destrade O, ph 1 0 0 0
Kipper B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 30 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 200 000 00x -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Walk B (L) 6.0 5 2 2 3 1
Kipper B 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 8
E -- Darling R
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 8
HR -- Strawberry D
SB -- Bream S, Strawberry D, McReynolds K
CS -- Van Slyke A
WP -- Walk B
T -- 2:25
A -- 46917
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
