Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 20, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1989 at Fulton County Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Atlanta Braves 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 5 2 2 1
Bell ss 5 2 1 2
Reynolds rf 5 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 2 1
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 0 0 0
King 1b 2 0 1 0
Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0
Reed p 2 1 0 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 1 1
Treadway 2b 3 0 0 0
  Romero ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Smith L. lf 4 1 2 1
Murphy rf 4 1 1 0
Evans 1b 3 1 2 0
Thomas ss 4 2 2 2
Blauser 3b 4 1 1 0
Russell c 4 0 0 0
Smith P. p 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Wetherby ph 0 0 0 1
  Valdez p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
Pittsburgh 000 330 100790
Atlanta 010 021 002693
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (1-3) 5.0 6 4 4 0 5
  Kramer   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Heaton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Landrum  SV (18) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
1
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (3-13) 4.2 4 6 3 3 2
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Valdez   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Acker   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
3
6

  E–Evans (9), Thomas (20), Russell (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Thomas (17,off Reed); McDowell (8,off Reed); L Smith (27,off Landrum).  3B–Pittsburgh Bell (2,off P Smith).  HR–Pittsburgh Hatcher (4,7th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta L Smith (18,6th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out); Thomas (11,9th inning off Landrum 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Bonilla (4,off P Smith); Wetherby (1,off Reed).  HBP–King (2,by Acker).  BK–Reed (2).  HBP–Acker (1,King).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:52.  A–9,222.
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