Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 18, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1989 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 13

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 1 2 0
Bell ss 4 2 2 0
King 1b 3 1 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 2 1 1
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 2 1
Ortiz c 2 0 0 0
  Distefano ph,c 2 0 2 2
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Walk p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Redus rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 3 2 0
Treadway 2b 3 2 2 1
Smith lf 5 1 3 2
Murphy rf 5 1 1 0
Evans 1b 3 2 2 1
Thomas ss 4 1 2 1
Blauser 3b 4 2 1 1
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Russell c 4 1 1 3
Glavine p 2 0 1 1
  Eichhorn p 1 0 0 0
  Romero 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 15 10
Pittsburgh 400 002 000693
Atlanta 413 012 20x13152
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  L (10-8) 2.1 7 8 8 3 2
  Smith   3.2 5 3 2 3 2
  Bair   1.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Kramer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
13
12
8
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine  W (12-6) 5.2 6 6 3 2 4
  Eichhorn   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
3
2
5

  E–Ortiz 2 (2), Lind (14), Treadway (10), Thomas (18).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 2.  PB–Distefano (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (12,off Glavine).  3B–Atlanta Treadway (3,off Walk).  HR–Atlanta Evans (11,1st inning off Walk 0 on, 1 out); Russell (1,6th inning off Smith 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Russell (1,off Smith).  IBB–Evans (3,by Bair).  CS–King (2,2nd base by Glavine/Russell); Bonds (9,2nd base by Eichhorn/Russell); L Smith (10,2nd base by Walk/Ortiz).  SB–McDowell 3 (10,2nd base off Walk/Ortiz 2,2nd base off Bair/Distefano); L Smith (21,2nd base off Walk/Ortiz).  WP–Walk 2 (5), Bair (4).  IBB–Bair (7,Evans).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:03.  A–17,154.
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