Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 24, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1984 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 2 2 0
Matthews lf 2 1 1 1
  Cotto lf 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 0 2 0
Cey 3b 4 0 2 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Sutcliffe p 3 0 1 1
Totals 34 4 10 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 4 1 2 0
Lacy lf 3 0 0 0
Ray 2b 3 0 0 1
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Pena c 2 0 0 0
  May c 1 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 3 0 0 0
Frobel rf 3 0 0 0
Wotus ss 3 0 0 0
McWilliams p 1 0 0 0
  Page ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
Chicago 111 010 0004100
Pittsburgh 000 100 000123
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (16-1) 9.0 2 1 1 0 9
Totals 9.0 2 1 1 0 9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (11-11) 6.0 10 4 3 3 3
  Tekulve   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 10 4 3 3 4

  E–Morrison 2 (9), Wotus (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Chicago Sandberg 2 (34,off McWilliams 2).  3B–Pittsburgh Orsulak (1,off Sutcliffe).  SH–Sutcliffe (5,off McWilliams).  IBB–Durham (11,by McWilliams).  IBB–McWilliams (7,Durham).  T–2:14.  A–5,472.

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