Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 1, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1989 at Three Rivers 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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Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 5 2 2 1
  Winningham lf 0 0 0 0
Quinones 2b 4 3 3 2
Davis cf 4 0 2 2
Benzinger 1b 5 1 2 4
O'Neill rf 4 1 0 0
Oliver c 5 0 0 0
Sabo 3b 5 1 2 1
Duncan ss 5 2 2 0
Robinson p 2 1 2 1
  Charlton p 1 0 0 0
  Roesler p 0 0 0 0
  Madison ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds rf 5 1 2 1
Bell ss 5 0 1 2
Van Slyke cf 5 0 1 0
Bonilla 3b 5 1 2 1
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
King 1b 4 1 1 1
LaValliere c 2 0 1 0
  Ortiz ph,c 1 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 2 2 0
Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Cincinnati 112 321 10011151
Pittsburgh 001 211 0005101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (4-1) 5.0 7 4 3 0 1
  Charlton   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Roesler   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson  L (0-1) 3.0 6 4 4 0 3
  Reed   1.0 4 3 3 2 1
  Smith   2.0 4 3 2 1 0
  Kipper   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Bair   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
3
7

  E–Duncan (11), Bonilla (30).  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (1,off Reed); Benzinger (23,off Reed).  3B–Cincinnati Duncan (2,off Patterson), Pittsburgh Reynolds (1,off Robinson).  HR–Cincinnati Benzinger (15,3rd inning off Patterson 1 on, 1 out); Quinones (10,7th inning off Kipper 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Bonilla (19,4th inning off Robinson 0 on, 0 out); King (5,4th inning off Robinson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Robinson (1,off Smith).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:40.  A–15,623.
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