Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 19, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 1 2
Barrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Kruk lf 4 0 3 0
Jordan 1b 4 0 0 0
Hayes V. rf 4 0 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 3 1 2 0
  Ford ph 1 0 1 0
Jeltz ss 4 0 0 0
Nieto c 1 1 0 0
  Herr ph 1 0 0 0
Ruffin p 1 0 0 0
  Ready ph 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 2 1 1 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 5 0 1 0
King 3b 4 1 1 1
Bonilla 1b 4 0 1 0
Redus rf 4 2 3 1
Van Slyke cf 1 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 3 2
Bilardello c 3 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  LaValliere c 0 0 0 0
Robinson p 2 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Bonds ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Philadelphia 020 000 000272
Pittsburgh 012 000 10x4101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (5-10) 6.0 8 3 3 4 2
  Parrett   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
5
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (7-11) 5.0 5 2 2 3 3
  Belinda   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Kipper   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Landrum  SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–C Hayes 2 (21), Bell (8).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia Kruk 2 (11,off Robinson,off Kipper), Pittsburgh Redus 2 (18,off Ruffin,off Parrett); King (11,off Ruffin).  SH–Van Slyke (1,off Ruffin).  IBB–Van Slyke (3,by Parrett).  CS–Dykstra (11,2nd base by Robinson/Bilardello).  SB–Cangelosi (11,2nd base off Ruffin/Nieto).  WP–Robinson (11).  IBB–Parrett (13,Van Slyke).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:36.  A–8,156.
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