1987 NL: Tim Raines hits for the Cycle

August 15, 1987 Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines became the 1st player in MLB to hit for the cycle this season. Raines' feat led the Expos hitting attack in a 14-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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Event Codes:  M
BOXSCORE: 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1987 Montreal Expos            8/15/1987
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Expos              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Bonds LF          4  1  1  1 .261     T.Raines LF         5  4  4  2 .341  
  A.Van Slyke CF      5  1  2  0 .293     C.Candaele RF       3  3  2  1 .263  
  J.Ray 2B            5  0  0  0 .269     H.Brooks SS         5  1  1  3 .234  
  B.Bonilla 3B        5  1  1  4 .316     T.Wallach 3B        4  1  1  3 .286  
  R.Reynolds RF       5  0  1  0 .247     T.Foley 2B          5  1  2  3 .278  
  S.Bream 1B          3  1  1  0 .260     V.Law 1B            5  1  1  0 .252  
  M.Lavalliere C      4  0  1  0 .278     H.Winningham CF     4  1  1  0 .233  
  A.Pedrique SS       4  0  1  0 .350     J.Reed C            4  1  2  1 .171  
  B.Fisher P          1  1  0  0 .167     D.Martinez P        2  1  0  0 .120  
A-J.Cangelosi PH      0  1  0  0 .287     A.McGaffigan P      1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Jones P           0  0  0  01.000                                          
B-T.Harper PH         1  0  1  1 .342                                          
  M.Ross P            0  0  0  0 ----                                          
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         Totals      37  6  9  6                 Totals      38 14 14 13
 
A-Pinch Hit For Fisher In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  4 1 0  -  6  9  2
Expos........... 1 1 1  0 2 6  0 3    - 14 14  1
 
Pirates (54-63)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Fisher LOSS(9-10)       6      10  11   6   3   1   2 135   3.94
B.Jones                   1       1   0   0   0   1   0  12   5.86
M.Ross                    1       3   3   3   0   0   2  21  45.00
Totals                    8      14  14   9   3   2   4
 
Expos (54-62)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Martinez WIN(2-7)       6 1/3   5   4   3   4   7   0 128   4.31
A.McGaffigan              2 2/3   4   2   2   0   3   1  47   2.84
Totals                    9       9   6   5   4  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,462 DATE- Saturday, August 15th 1987 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Fred Brocklander, Bill Williams, John McSherry, Frank Pulli
T- 3:19
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8  Expos: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Expos: 0
ERRORS- S.Bream, B.Fisher, D.Martinez
DOUBLES- B.Bonds(34th), A.Van Slyke(24th), R.Reynolds(20th), M.Lavalliere(17th),
         T.Harper(3rd), T.Raines(28th), V.Law(21st), H.Winningham(16th),
         J.Reed(8th)
TRIPLES- T.Raines(3rd)
HOME RUNS- B.Bonilla(13th), T.Raines(12th), H.Brooks(6th), T.Wallach(18th),
           T.Foley(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Candaele(6th), H.Winningham(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Martinez
WALKS- B.Bonds, S.Bream, B.Fisher, J.Cangelosi, C.Candaele-2, T.Wallach
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bonds, A.Van Slyke-2, J.Ray, B.Bonilla, R.Reynolds-2,
             M.Lavalliere, A.Pedrique-2, H.Brooks, A.McGaffigan
BALKS- D.Martinez
2-out RBI- B.Bonds, T.Wallach-3, B.Bonilla-4, T.Foley-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Bonilla, A.Pedrique, J.Reed, J.Ray, V.Law, A.Van Slyke-3,
             S.Bream, M.Lavalliere, A.McGaffigan
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Sid Bream robbed Hubie Brooks of a base hit.
 
Tim Raines hit for the cycle and had 2 RBI as the Montreal Expos defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 14 to 6 at Olympic Stadium.
 
Raines made sure the Montreal fans enjoyed themselves.  He doubled in the 1st
inning, tripled in the 3rd inning, slapped a one-base hit knocking in a run
in the 6th inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 8th inning.
Montreal kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6
different innings.  
 
Dennis Martinez(2-7) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 1/3 innings
and allowing 4 runs. Brian Fisher(9-10) ended up with the loss.  He was
knocked around by Montreal, allowing 10 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.  
 
Wth the win Montreal now has a record of 54-62.  With the loss Pittsburgh now
has a record of 54-63.

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