Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
August 12, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1989 at Stade Olympique. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 1 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 3 0 0 0
King 1b 3 1 1 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Bell ss 2 0 1 1
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson p 2 0 0 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Foley 2b 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 1 1 0 1
Raines lf 4 1 2 1
Brooks rf 3 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 1 2 0
Santovenia c 2 0 1 1
Owen ss 2 0 0 1
Gross p 3 0 0 0
  Nixon cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 000 110 000251
Montreal 010 120 01x580
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  L (5-10) 4.2 7 4 4 2 2
  Kramer   2.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  W (9-8) 8.0 4 2 2 0 9
  Smith  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
10

  E–Robinson (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Montreal Dave Martinez (13,off Robinson); Wallach (34,off Robinson).  HR–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (6,4th inning off Gross 0 on, 1 out), Montreal Raines (8,5th inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Santovenia (2,off Robinson); Owen (3,off Robinson); Brooks (8,off Smith).  SB–Galarraga (10,2nd base off Robinson/LaValliere); Brooks (6,2nd base off Robinson/LaValliere); Dave Martinez (14,2nd base off Robinson/LaValliere).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:30.  A–27,697.
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