Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 10, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 3 0 0 0
  Bonds lf 1 0 0 0
Bell ss 5 0 1 0
Hatcher cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Redus rf,1b 3 2 1 1
King 1b 3 1 1 0
  Van Slyke ph,cf 1 0 1 2
Lind 2b 4 0 2 1
Bilardello c 4 0 0 0
Smiley p 4 0 2 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 1 2 1
Samuel cf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Carreon rf 3 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 3 0 1 0
Lyons c 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Machado p 0 0 0 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 010 000 120490
New York 100 000 000152
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (11-7) 8.1 4 1 1 1 4
  Landrum   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Kipper  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (11-4) 7.1 8 3 3 0 9
  Aase   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Musselman   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Machado   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
11

  E–Jefferies (11), Lyons (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh King (9,off Fernandez).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (8,off Musselman).  HR–Pittsburgh Redus (5,7th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out), New York Jefferies (7,1st inning off Smiley 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Cangelosi (3,by Fernandez).  SB–Hatcher (23,2nd base off Fernandez/Lyons).  CS–Johnson (5,2nd base by Smiley/Bilardello).  HBP–Fernandez (5,Cangelosi).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:54.  A–45,024.
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