Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 18, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 1 0 0 0
  Ford lf 3 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 1 2 0
Kruk 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy lf,rf 3 0 0 0
Hayes V. rf,cf 4 1 1 1
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 4 0 0 1
Daulton c 4 0 1 0
Grimsley p 2 0 0 0
  Frohwirth p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Jeltz ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 1 0 0
Bell ss 4 2 2 1
Van Slyke cf 2 2 2 0
Bonilla 1b 4 0 3 3
Reynolds rf 3 0 0 1
King 3b 4 1 1 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 1
Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Kramer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Philadelphia 010 000 010282
Pittsburgh 000 130 11x680
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (1-2) 4.1 4 4 4 5 1
  Frohwirth   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  McElroy   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  McDowell   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
5
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Patterson  W (3-2) 4.1 4 0 0 1 2
  Bair   1.1 2 1 1 1 3
  Kipper   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kramer  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
8

  E–Murphy (1), McDowell (3).  2B–Philadelphia V Hayes (26,off Walk); Ford (5,off Patterson), Pittsburgh Van Slyke (18,off McElroy).  3B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (9,off Grimsley).  HR–Pittsburgh Bell (2,7th inning off McElroy 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–LaValliere (7,by Grimsley).  SB–V Hayes (27,3rd base off Walk/LaValliere).  CS–Ford (3,2nd base by Patterson/LaValliere); Bonilla (7,Home by Grimsley/Daulton).  WP–Kipper (5).  IBB–Grimsley (1,LaValliere).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:52.  A–7,665.
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