Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1989 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
  Ramos 3b 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 1
Berryhill c 4 0 2 0
  Girardi pr,c 0 1 0 0
Webster rf,lf 3 0 1 0
Law 3b 3 0 1 1
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Bielecki p 3 0 0 0
  Dawson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Distefano 1b 4 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 3 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 1
LaValliere c 3 0 2 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 1 0
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Drabek p 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Chicago 002 000 001390
Pittsburgh 011 000 000281
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  W (11-5) 8.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Williams  SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (8-8) 8.1 9 3 3 1 6
  Smith   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
7

  E–Bonilla (28).  2B–Pittsburgh Distefano (6,off Bielecki).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (16,3rd inning off Drabek 0 on, 0 out); Grace (8,3rd inning off Drabek 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Van Slyke (4,2nd inning off Bielecki 0 on, 0 out); Distefano (1,3rd inning off Bielecki 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Webster (3,off Drabek).  WP–Williams (4), Drabek (3).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:46.  A–29,169.
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