Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 12, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1989 at Busch Stadium II. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 1 2 1
Bell ss 3 2 2 0
King 1b 3 1 1 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 1
Redus rf 4 0 1 1
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 1 0
Bilardello c 4 1 1 0
Walk p 4 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Thompson lf 4 1 3 0
Guerrero 1b 4 1 1 2
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
Morris rf 3 0 1 0
Zeile c 3 0 0 0
Magrane p 1 0 0 0
  Durham ph 1 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Booker 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 202 100 000590
St. Louis 000 000 002262
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (13-10) 8.2 5 1 1 0 3
  Landrum   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  L (18-8) 6.0 8 5 2 0 3
  Terry   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Tewksbury   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
2
0
9

  E–McGee (2), Guerrero (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bilardello (6,off Magrane); King (10,off Magrane).  3B–Pittsburgh Redus (6,off Magrane).  HR–St. Louis Guerrero (15,9th inning off Landrum 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bell (7,off Magrane).  SF–King (3,off Magrane).  SB–Bell (4,2nd base off Magrane/Zeile).  CS–Bilardello (2,2nd base by Magrane/Zeile).  WP–Magrane 2 (13).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:34.  A–25,370.
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