Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 26, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher rf 2 1 1 0
  Cangelosi pr,rf 2 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 1 1 1
Van Slyke cf 4 0 2 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Bonds lf 4 1 1 1
Redus 1b 3 0 2 0
LaValliere c 3 0 1 0
  Lind ph,2b 1 0 0 0
King 2b 4 1 1 1
  Ortiz c 0 0 0 0
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Heaton p 1 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Winningham rf 4 2 2 0
Quinones 3b 4 2 2 1
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Griffey lf 4 1 0 0
  Roomes lf 0 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 5 1 2 3
Reed c 1 0 0 1
Oester 2b 4 0 4 0
Richardson ss 2 0 0 0
Robinson p 3 0 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 110 011 0004100
Cincinnati 410 100 00x6111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (1-4) 1.2 4 5 5 2 2
  Heaton   3.1 4 1 1 3 5
  Walk   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
5
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (3-1) 5.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Dibble   2.0 0 0 0 1 5
  Franco  SV (27) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
9

  E–Richardson (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Hatcher (16,off Robinson), Cincinnati Benzinger (22,off Heaton); Oester (11,off Walk).  3B–Cincinnati Benzinger (3,off Reed).  HR–Pittsburgh King (4,2nd inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out); Bell (1,5th inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out); Bonds (18,6th inning off Robinson 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Quinones (9,4th inning off Heaton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bell (6,off Robinson); Richardson (3,off Walk).  HBP–Hatcher (2,by Robinson); Bell (1,by Dibble); Quinones (2,by Reed).  SF–Reed (3,off Reed); Davis (8,off Reed).  SB–Redus (18,2nd base off Dibble/Reed); Bell (2,2nd base off Dibble/Reed); Griffey (4,2nd base off Walk/LaValliere).  CS–Cangelosi (8,2nd base by Robinson/Reed).  BK–Reed (3).  HBP–Reed (1,Quinones); Robinson (1,Hatcher); Dibble (3,Bell).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:54.  A–26,159.
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