Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 8, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1989 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 2 1 1
LaValliere c 2 1 0 0
Belliard ss 3 0 2 1
Heaton p 2 0 1 1
  Medvin p 0 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 0 1 1
Webster lf 4 2 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 2 2
Dawson rf 4 1 0 0
Ramos ss 4 1 1 2
Grace 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson 3b 3 0 0 0
Girardi c 3 0 0 0
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Law ph 0 0 0 0
  Varsho pr 0 1 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Pittsburgh 020 000 100351
Chicago 000 301 10x561
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton  L (0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 0 0
  Medvin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Kipper   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  W (1-0) 6.2 5 3 2 1 5
  Wilson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
1
6

  E–Belliard (2), Webster (1).  2B–Chicago Sandberg (2,off Heaton).  3B–Chicago Walton (1,off Kipper).  HR–Pittsburgh Wilson (1,7th inning off Bielecki 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Ramos (1,4th inning off Heaton 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bielecki (1,off Heaton).  SB–Webster (1,2nd base off Heaton/LaValliere); Varsho (1,2nd base off Kipper/LaValliere).  BK–Heaton (1).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:23.  A–19,374.
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