Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 17, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 2 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 2 0
Wynne lf 4 0 1 0
Law 3b 3 0 0 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
Wrona c 2 0 0 0
  McClendon ph,c 1 0 1 0
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 3 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 1 2 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 2 0
  Hall rf 0 0 0 0
Redus 1b 4 1 0 1
LaValliere c 2 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 0 1 1
Drabek p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Chicago 000 000 000080
Pittsburgh 000 200 00x280
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (16-7) 5.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Lancaster   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (13-11) 9.0 8 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
0
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (23,off Drabek); Grace (27,off Drabek), Pittsburgh Reynolds (15,off Bielecki).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:22.  A–21,081.
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