1988 Game Log: 85–75 (Home: 43–38; Away: 42–37)
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April: 16–6 (Home: 8–1; Away: 8–5)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
1 |
April 5 |
@ Phillies |
5–3 |
Dunne |
Rawley |
Robinson |
46,394 |
1–0
|
2 |
April 6 |
@ Phillies |
5–6 (14) |
Maddux |
Kipper |
— |
15,532 |
1–1
|
3 |
April 8 |
@ Cardinals |
4–3 |
Fisher |
Cox |
Robinson |
51,647 |
2–1
|
4 |
April 9 |
@ Cardinals |
0–3 |
Mathews |
Walk |
Worrell |
36,542 |
2–2
|
5 |
April 10 |
@ Cardinals |
5–3 (11) |
Kipper |
Worrell |
Gott |
31,968 |
3–2
|
6 |
April 11 |
Phillies |
5–1 |
Drabek |
Gross |
— |
54,089 |
4–2
|
7 |
April 13 |
Phillies |
7–0 |
Fisher |
Ruffin |
— |
9,825 |
5–2
|
8 |
April 14 |
Phillies |
4–2 |
Walk |
Carman |
Robinson |
6,222 |
6–2
|
9 |
April 15 |
@ Cubs |
0–6 |
Sutcliffe |
Smiley |
— |
35,084 |
6–3
|
10 |
April 16 |
@ Cubs |
4–0 |
Drabek |
Maddux |
— |
30,564 |
7–3
|
11 |
April 17 |
@ Cubs |
12–7 |
Robinson |
Schiraldi |
— |
29,562 |
8–3
|
12 |
April 19 |
Cardinals |
3–0 |
Fisher |
Cox |
— |
5,048 |
9–3
|
13 |
April 20 |
Cardinals |
8–1 |
Walk |
Mathews |
— |
15,522 |
10–3
|
14 |
April 21 |
Cardinals |
3–9 |
O'Neal |
Smiley |
— |
6,833 |
10–4
|
15 |
April 22 |
Cubs |
8–4 |
Drabek |
Lancaster |
— |
16,250 |
11–4
|
16 |
April 23 |
Cubs |
5–4 |
Gott |
Gossage |
— |
20,214 |
12–4
|
17 |
April 24 |
Cubs |
4–2 |
Walk |
Sutcliffe |
Robinson |
19,934 |
13–4
|
18 |
April 26 |
@ Giants |
2–0 |
Smiley |
Reuschel |
Gott |
11,738 |
14–4
|
19 |
April 27 |
@ Giants |
4–6 |
Dravecky |
Drabek |
Price |
10,137 |
14–5
|
20 |
April 28 |
@ Giants |
2–1 (10) |
Robinson |
Lefferts |
Gott |
10,520 |
15–5
|
21 |
April 29 |
@ Padres |
3–6 |
Hawkins |
Palacios |
Davis |
16,185 |
15–6
|
22 |
April 30 |
@ Padres |
5–1 |
Walk |
Grant |
— |
24,357 |
16–6
|
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May: 14–14 (Home: 10–6; Away: 4–8)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
23 |
May 1 |
@ Padres |
4–2 |
Smiley |
Show |
Gott |
21,694 |
17–6
|
24 |
May 2 |
@ Dodgers |
3–6 |
Orosco |
Drabek |
— |
26,821 |
17–7
|
25 |
May 3 |
@ Dodgers |
6–14 |
Belcher |
Dunne |
— |
26,943 |
17–8
|
26 |
May 4 |
@ Dodgers |
5–8 |
Hershiser |
Palacios |
— |
30,423 |
17–9
|
27 |
May 6 |
Padres |
4–1 (12) |
Jones |
Davis |
— |
25,045 |
18–9
|
28 |
May 7 |
Padres |
2–3 |
Show |
Gott |
— |
24,555 |
18–10
|
29 |
May 8 |
Padres |
6–2 |
Drabek |
Jones |
— |
20,756 |
19–10
|
30 |
May 9 |
Giants |
6–8 |
Robinson |
Robinson |
Lefferts |
6,388 |
19–11
|
31 |
May 10 |
Giants |
6–2 |
Palacios |
Downs |
Gott |
9,275 |
20–11
|
32 |
May 11 |
Dodgers |
2–1 (11) |
Medvin |
Pena |
— |
26,367 |
21–11
|
33 |
May 12 |
Dodgers |
7–4 |
Smiley |
Hershiser |
— |
11,072 |
22–11
|
34 |
May 13 |
Reds |
6–5 |
Robinson |
Murphy |
— |
31,705 |
23–11
|
35 |
May 14 |
Reds |
3–5 |
Soto |
Dunne |
Franco |
28,059 |
23–12
|
36 |
May 15 |
Reds |
6–7 (12) |
Franco |
Jones |
— |
33,789 |
23–13
|
37 |
May 16 |
@ Astros |
2–9 |
Deshaies |
Walk |
— |
13,570 |
23–14
|
38 |
May 17 |
@ Astros |
2–3 |
Scott |
Smiley |
Smith |
15,000 |
23–15
|
39 |
May 18 |
@ Astros |
2–4 |
Ryan |
Drabek |
Smith |
19,259 |
23–16
|
40 |
May 20 |
Braves |
10–3 |
Dunne |
Glavine |
— |
18,880 |
24–16
|
41 |
May 21 |
Braves |
7–3 |
Fisher |
Coffman |
— |
21,211 |
25–16
|
42 |
May 22 |
Braves |
4–6 |
Mahler |
Walk |
Sutter |
32,683 |
25–17
|
43 |
May 23 |
Astros |
0–3 |
Scott |
Smiley |
— |
7,480 |
25–18
|
44 |
May 24 |
Astros |
5–4 |
Gott |
Andersen |
— |
8,200 |
26–18
|
45 |
May 25 |
Astros |
4–3 |
Dunne |
Andujar |
Robinson |
8,108 |
27–18
|
46 |
May 27 |
@ Reds |
3–5 |
Pacillo |
Fisher |
Franco |
29,445 |
27–19
|
47 |
May 28 |
@ Reds |
5–2 |
Walk |
Browning |
Robinson |
42,232 |
28–19
|
48 |
May 29 |
@ Reds |
4–2 |
Smiley |
Rasmussen |
Gott |
30,660 |
29–19
|
49 |
May 30 |
@ Braves |
14–2 |
Drabek |
Smith |
— |
6,893 |
30–19
|
50 |
May 31 |
@ Braves |
1–11 |
Glavine |
Dunne |
— |
4,483 |
30–20
|
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June: 13–14 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
51 |
June 1 |
@ Braves |
2–14 |
Mahler |
Fisher |
— |
6,059 |
30–21
|
52 |
June 2 |
Expos |
3–7 |
Heaton |
Walk |
Hesketh |
11,070 |
30–22
|
53 |
June 3 |
Expos |
2–1 |
Smiley |
Dopson |
— |
19,162 |
31–22
|
54 |
June 4 |
Expos |
3–7 |
Martinez |
Drabek |
McClure |
30,669 |
31–23
|
55 |
June 5 |
Expos |
2–3 |
Smith |
Dunne |
Parrett |
36,305 |
31–24
|
56 |
June 7 |
Cubs |
5–8 |
Maddux |
Fisher |
Gossage |
9,287 |
31–25
|
57 |
June 8 |
Cubs |
5–1 |
Walk |
Schiraldi |
— |
22,220 |
32–25
|
58 |
June 9 |
Cubs |
4–3 |
Gott |
DiPino |
— |
8,200 |
33–25
|
59 |
June 10 |
Phillies |
10–12 |
Harris |
Robinson |
Bedrosian |
20,001 |
33–26
|
60 |
June 11 |
Phillies |
8–2 |
Dunne |
Palmer |
— |
19,926 |
34–26
|
61 |
June 12 |
Phillies |
4–5 |
Gross |
Fisher |
Bedrosian |
36,134 |
34–27
|
62 |
June 13 |
@ Cubs |
8–0 |
Walk |
Schiraldi |
— |
27,142 |
35–27
|
63 |
June 14 |
@ Cubs |
6–3 |
Smiley |
Moyer |
Robinson |
28,077 |
36–27
|
64 |
June 15 |
@ Cubs |
4–7 |
Perry |
Gott |
Gossage |
26,126 |
36–28
|
65 |
June 17 |
Cardinals |
3–7 |
Magrane |
Dunne |
— |
30,267 |
36–29
|
66 |
June 18 |
Cardinals |
3–6 |
Tudor |
Fisher |
Terry |
36,682 |
36–30
|
67 |
June 19 |
Cardinals |
3–2 |
Walk |
McWilliams |
Gott |
27,656 |
37–30
|
68 |
June 20 |
@ Mets |
8–5 |
Smiley |
Ojeda |
Robinson |
42,413 |
38–30
|
69 |
June 21 |
@ Mets |
0–9 |
Darling |
Drabek |
— |
45,225 |
38–31
|
70 |
June 22 |
@ Mets |
0–3 |
Gooden |
Dunne |
Myers |
41,816 |
38–32
|
71 |
June 23 |
@ Expos |
6–4 |
Robinson |
Parrett |
Gott |
14,839 |
39–32
|
72 |
June 24 |
@ Expos |
5–3 (10) |
Gott |
McClure |
Jones |
15,781 |
40–32
|
73 |
June 25 |
@ Expos |
5–1 |
Smiley |
Holman |
— |
17,777 |
41–32
|
74 |
June 26 |
@ Expos |
3–0 (10) |
Robinson |
Burke |
— |
26,593 |
42–32
|
75 |
June 27 |
Mets |
2–1 |
Dunne |
Gooden |
Gott |
41,489 |
43–32
|
76 |
June 28 |
Mets |
2–5 |
Fernandez |
Fisher |
McDowell |
45,011 |
43–33
|
77 |
June 29 |
Mets |
7–8 (11) |
McDowell |
Kipper |
— |
41,217 |
43–34
|
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July: 15–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 8–7)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
78 |
July 1 |
@ Giants |
5–2 (10) |
Robinson |
Hammaker |
— |
39,484 |
44–34
|
79 |
July 2 |
@ Giants |
1–2 |
LaCoss |
Rucker |
Garrelts |
22,355 |
44–35
|
80 |
July 3 |
@ Giants |
0–4 |
Downs |
Dunne |
— |
25,463 |
44–36
|
81 |
July 4 |
@ Padres |
3–4 (10) |
Davis |
Gott |
— |
35,406 |
44–37
|
82 |
July 5 |
@ Padres |
3–2 |
Walk |
Jones |
Jones |
10,415 |
45–37
|
83 |
July 7 |
@ Padres |
2–0 |
Smiley |
Hawkins |
Gott |
16,076 |
46–37
|
84 |
July 8 |
@ Dodgers |
4–3 |
Drabek |
Leary |
Gott |
40,690 |
47–37
|
85 |
July 9 |
@ Dodgers |
8–2 |
Dunne |
Hillegas |
— |
46,662 |
48–37
|
86 |
July 10 |
@ Dodgers |
7–2 |
Walk |
Hershiser |
— |
43,014 |
49–37
|
87 |
July 14 |
Giants |
9–2 |
Fisher |
Reuschel |
— |
28,325 |
50–37
|
88 |
July 15 |
Giants |
8–5 |
Kipper |
Downs |
Gott |
28,315 |
51–37
|
89 |
July 16 |
Giants |
10–1 |
Drabek |
LaCoss |
— |
28,997 |
52–37
|
90 |
July 17 |
Giants |
5–4 |
Robinson |
Price |
Gott |
25,512 |
53–37
|
91 |
July 19 |
Padres |
2–6 |
Jones |
Smiley |
— |
|
53–38
|
92 |
July 19 |
Padres |
9–5 |
Fisher |
Hawkins |
— |
15,847 |
54–38
|
93 |
July 20 |
Padres |
3–2 |
Walk |
Rasmussen |
Gott |
24,575 |
55–38
|
94 |
July 21 |
Dodgers |
3–2 |
Drabek |
Hershiser |
Gott |
27,510 |
56–38
|
95 |
July 22 |
Dodgers |
2–4 |
Belcher |
Dunne |
Howell |
44,888 |
56–39
|
96 |
July 23 |
Dodgers |
2–6 |
Leary |
Smiley |
— |
35,817 |
56–40
|
97 |
July 24 |
Dodgers |
1–2 |
Hillegas |
Fisher |
Howell |
35,677 |
56–41
|
98 |
July 25 |
@ Cardinals |
1–5 |
Tudor |
Walk |
— |
30,763 |
56–42
|
99 |
July 26 |
@ Cardinals |
2–1 |
Drabek |
Cox |
Gott |
32,735 |
57–42
|
100 |
July 27 |
@ Cardinals |
3–2 (10) |
Robinson |
Dayley |
Gott |
31,618 |
58–42
|
101 |
July 29 |
@ Mets |
0–1 |
Ojeda |
Smiley |
— |
49,584 |
58–43
|
102 |
July 30 |
@ Mets |
0–3 |
Fernandez |
Fisher |
Myers |
50,815 |
58–44
|
103 |
July 31 |
@ Mets |
1–2 |
Darling |
Walk |
— |
46,917 |
58–45
|
|
August: 13–17 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–7)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
104 |
August 1 |
@ Mets |
7–2 |
Drabek |
Gooden |
— |
52,231 |
59–45
|
105 |
August 2 |
Expos |
3–2 (10) |
Gott |
Heaton |
— |
12,296 |
60–45
|
106 |
August 3 |
Expos |
4–6 |
Perez |
Smiley |
Burke |
16,099 |
60–46
|
107 |
August 4 |
Expos |
2–3 |
Dopson |
Fisher |
Burke |
17,726 |
60–47
|
108 |
August 5 |
Mets |
2–3 |
Darling |
Walk |
Myers |
39,925 |
60–48
|
109 |
August 6 |
Mets |
3–5 |
McClure |
Gott |
McDowell |
48,272 |
60–49
|
110 |
August 7 |
Mets |
2–6 |
Cone |
Kipper |
— |
44,931 |
60–50
|
111 |
August 8 |
Mets |
1–0 |
Reed |
Ojeda |
Gott |
38,307 |
61–50
|
112 |
August 9 |
@ Expos |
10–8 |
Fisher |
Dopson |
Gott |
37,681 |
62–50
|
113 |
August 10 |
@ Expos |
4–5 |
Martinez |
Walk |
Burke |
29,196 |
62–51
|
114 |
August 11 |
@ Expos |
6–1 |
Drabek |
Holman |
Gott |
33,599 |
63–51
|
115 |
August 12 |
@ Phillies |
1–9 |
Gross |
Dunne |
— |
|
63–52
|
116 |
August 12 |
@ Phillies |
4–6 |
Bedrosian |
Kipper |
— |
37,673 |
63–53
|
117 |
August 13 |
@ Phillies |
10–4 |
Robinson |
Harris |
— |
35,432 |
64–53
|
118 |
August 14 |
@ Phillies |
9–8 |
Gott |
Bedrosian |
— |
36,468 |
65–53
|
119 |
August 15 |
Braves |
3–4 |
Puleo |
Walk |
Olwine |
12,112 |
65–54
|
120 |
August 16 |
Braves |
4–2 |
Drabek |
Smith |
Gott |
13,994 |
66–54
|
121 |
August 17 |
Braves |
2–1 |
LaPoint |
Glavine |
Gott |
33,164 |
67–54
|
122 |
August 19 |
Astros |
1–5 |
Darwin |
Dunne |
— |
26,352 |
67–55
|
123 |
August 20 |
Astros |
2–1 |
Smiley |
Ryan |
Gott |
23,183 |
68–55
|
124 |
August 21 |
Astros |
1–2 (14) |
Agosto |
Kipper |
— |
38,290 |
68–56
|
125 |
August 22 |
Reds |
0–2 |
Jackson |
Drabek |
— |
17,540 |
68–57
|
126 |
August 23 |
Reds |
2–0 |
LaPoint |
Charlton |
Gott |
13,406 |
69–57
|
127 |
August 24 |
Reds |
2–6 |
Browning |
Dunne |
— |
24,660 |
69–58
|
128 |
August 26 |
@ Astros |
0–2 |
Deshaies |
Smiley |
— |
27,650 |
69–59
|
129 |
August 27 |
@ Astros |
1–3 |
Meads |
Walk |
Agosto |
25,993 |
69–60
|
130 |
August 28 |
@ Astros |
4–3 |
Drabek |
Darwin |
Gott |
20,368 |
70–60
|
131 |
August 29 |
@ Reds |
8–1 |
LaPoint |
Brown |
— |
19,519 |
71–60
|
132 |
August 30 |
@ Reds |
4–6 |
Jackson |
Fisher |
Franco |
17,429 |
71–61
|
133 |
August 31 |
@ Reds |
1–4 |
Charlton |
Gott |
Franco |
18,586 |
71–62
|
|
September: 14–11 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
134 |
September 2 |
@ Braves |
1–2 |
Assenmacher |
Gott |
— |
7,938 |
71–63
|
135 |
September 5 |
Mets |
5–7 |
Cone |
Robinson |
Myers |
38,876 |
71–64
|
136 |
September 6 |
Mets |
3–2 |
Smiley |
Ojeda |
Gott |
21,296 |
72–64
|
137 |
September 7 |
Expos |
5–4 |
Drabek |
Smith |
Gott |
16,494 |
73–64
|
138 |
September 8 |
Expos |
4–5 |
Perez |
Robinson |
Hesketh |
11,289 |
73–65
|
139 |
September 9 |
Phillies |
5–2 |
Dunne |
Sebra |
Gott |
15,446 |
74–65
|
140 |
September 10 |
Phillies |
5–1 |
LaPoint |
Rawley |
— |
27,804 |
75–65
|
141 |
September 11 |
Phillies |
4–7 |
Freeman |
Smiley |
— |
18,132 |
75–66
|
142 |
September 12 |
@ Mets |
2–3 |
Myers |
Robinson |
— |
39,576 |
75–67
|
143 |
September 13 |
@ Mets |
1–0 |
Walk |
Gooden |
Gott |
36,633 |
76–67
|
144 |
September 14 |
@ Expos |
4–1 (12) |
Fisher |
Burke |
— |
10,886 |
77–67
|
145 |
September 15 |
@ Expos |
4–9 |
Johnson |
LaPoint |
McGaffigan |
9,494 |
77–68
|
146 |
September 16 |
@ Phillies |
7–5 |
Robinson |
Harris |
Gott |
17,446 |
78–68
|
147 |
September 17 |
@ Phillies |
7–2 |
Drabek |
Carman |
Robinson |
14,528 |
79–68
|
148 |
September 18 |
@ Phillies |
5–6 (10) |
Bedrosian |
Kramer |
— |
21,282 |
79–69
|
149 |
September 19 |
@ Cardinals |
5–4 |
Robinson |
Dayley |
Gott |
19,683 |
80–69
|
150 |
September 20 |
@ Cardinals |
5–1 |
Medvin |
Terry |
Gott |
27,441 |
81–69
|
151 |
September 21 |
@ Cardinals |
5–0 |
Smiley |
DeLeon |
— |
28,350 |
82–69
|
152 |
September 23 |
Cubs |
3–5 (10) |
Moyer |
Kipper |
— |
19,552 |
82–70
|
153 |
September 24 |
Cubs |
1–2 |
Gossage |
Rucker |
DiPino |
16,161 |
82–71
|
154 |
September 25 |
Cubs |
7–4 |
Kramer |
Sutcliffe |
Gott |
23,095 |
83–71
|
155 |
September 26 |
Cardinals |
1–7 |
DeLeon |
LaPoint |
— |
9,044 |
83–72
|
156 |
September 27 |
Cardinals |
3–2 |
Smiley |
Hill |
Gott |
8,994 |
84–72
|
157 |
September 28 |
Cardinals |
1–2 |
Magrane |
Drabek |
— |
21,004 |
84–73
|
158 |
September 30 |
@ Cubs |
10–9 (10) |
Medvin |
Gossage |
Fisher |
9,805 |
85–73
|
|
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
159 |
October 1 |
@ Cubs |
7–9 |
Blankenship |
Kramer |
Schiraldi |
21,433 |
85–74
|
160 |
October 2 |
@ Cubs |
4–8 |
Moyer |
Smiley |
— |
22,909 |
85–75
|
|
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
|