Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 15, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 5 0 2 1
Sandberg 2b 5 0 1 1
Grace 1b 4 1 0 0
Dawson rf 4 1 0 0
  Dascenzo rf 0 0 0 0
McClendon lf 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Law 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 0 0 0 0
  Salazar ph,3b 2 1 1 1
Dunston ss 4 2 2 4
Girardi c 4 1 1 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hall rf 4 0 1 0
Bell ss 4 0 2 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 2 2 0
Bonds lf 3 0 1 0
King 1b,2b 3 0 0 1
LaValliere c 3 0 3 1
Lind 2b 3 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Heaton p 1 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Redus 1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
Chicago 000 015 001790
Pittsburgh 010 000 0102102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (15-11) 8.0 9 2 2 3 10
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
11
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton   5.0 4 1 0 1 3
  Belinda  L (0-1) 0.0 0 3 2 2 0
  Patterson   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Taylor   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
3
6

  E–Bell (7), Lind (15).  DP–Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 2.  PB–LaValliere 2 (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (32,off Sutcliffe); LaValliere (8,off Sutcliffe); Hall (2,off Sutcliffe); Bonds (30,off Sutcliffe).  3B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (8,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Chicago Dunston (9,6th inning off Patterson 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Bonds (1,off Sutcliffe).  SF–King (4,off Sutcliffe).  IBB–LaValliere (6,by Sutcliffe).  SB–Grace (14,2nd base off Belinda/LaValliere); Bonds (30,3rd base off Sutcliffe/Girardi); Hall (1,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Girardi).  IBB–Sutcliffe (8,LaValliere).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:00.  A–12,607.
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