Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 31, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 1 2 0
Garcia 2b 3 0 0 1
  Huson ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 5 1 2 1
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
Brooks rf 4 0 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 1 1 0
Santovenia c 3 1 1 2
Hudler ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Langston p 4 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 2 0 1 0
  Bonds lf 1 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 1 0
King 1b 3 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 2 2 0
Ortiz c 4 0 3 2
  Drabek pr 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Smiley p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Montreal 100 000 030480
Pittsburgh 010 100 000273
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  W (9-3) 8.0 7 2 2 5 5
  Burke  SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  L (9-6) 8.0 7 4 2 2 5
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
2
6

  E–Bonilla 3 (26).  DP–Montreal 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Montreal Nixon (7,off Smiley); Huson (4,off Smith), Pittsburgh Wilson 2 (17,off Langston 2).  HR–Montreal Galarraga (16,8th inning off Smiley 0 on, 0 out); Santovenia (5,8th inning off Smiley 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Garcia (2,off Smiley).  SH–Smiley (6,off Langston); Bell (2,off Burke).  CS–Cangelosi (6,2nd base by Langston/Santovenia).  WP–Smiley (5).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:47.  A–13,150.
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