Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 25, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Cincinnati Reds 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds rf 5 2 1 1
Bell ss 5 1 3 1
Van Slyke cf 4 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 4 1 1 2
  Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0
Bonds lf 2 3 1 1
  Hatcher ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Redus 1b 5 3 4 4
LaValliere c 4 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph,c 1 0 0 0
King 2b,3b 3 1 1 2
Robinson p 3 0 3 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 17 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Winningham lf,cf 5 0 0 0
Duncan ss 4 1 3 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 2
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 1 2 0
Roomes rf 4 0 0 0
Oliver c 4 0 1 0
Quinones 3b 4 0 3 1
Oester 2b 4 0 2 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Roesler p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 006 220 20012171
Cincinnati 000 100 2003120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (6-11) 6.2 10 3 3 1 5
  Smith   2.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals 9.0 12 3 3 1 8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (9-13) 3.2 9 8 8 1 2
  Roesler   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Birtsas   3.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Charlton   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals 9.0 17 12 12 3 9

  E–Bell (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke 2 (14,off Mahler,off Roesler); Bell (6,off Mahler); Redus (14,off Birtsas), Cincinnati Benzinger 2 (21,off Robinson 2).  3B–Pittsburgh Redus (5,off Birtsas).  HR–Pittsburgh Redus (4,3rd inning off Mahler 2 on, 2 out); Bonds (17,5th inning off Birtsas 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Davis (28,7th inning off Robinson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Robinson (4,off Mahler).  SF–King 2 (2,off Birtsas 2).  IBB–Bonds (20,by Mahler).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Bell (1,2nd base off Mahler/Oliver).  CS–Redus (5,2nd base by Mahler/Oliver).  WP–Robinson (6).  BK–Mahler (4).  IBB–Mahler (9,Bonds).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:44.  A–25,722.

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