Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 22, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1989 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 3 2 1 0
Bell ss 3 0 2 1
Van Slyke cf 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 0 0
Redus 1b 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 2 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 1 0
Lind 2b 4 0 1 0
Drabek p 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 2 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 3 0
Grace 1b 4 1 2 2
Dawson rf 3 0 1 0
Salazar 3b 4 1 1 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
  Ramos ss 1 0 0 0
Wrona c 3 0 0 1
Bielecki p 3 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 3
Pittsburgh 100 000 1002101
Chicago 100 111 00x4111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (13-12) 5.2 10 4 3 0 3
  Patterson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Belinda   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kipper   1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
11
4
3
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  W (17-7) 6.2 8 2 2 2 3
  Assenmacher   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Lancaster   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams  SV (35) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
3

  E–Bonilla (34), D Smith (5).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (35,off Bielecki); LaValliere (10,off Bielecki); Bonds (33,off Bielecki); Cangelosi (3,off Assenmacher).  3B–Pittsburgh Bell (3,off Bielecki), Chicago D Smith (6,off Kipper).  SH–Bell (9,off Bielecki); Drabek (6,off Bielecki).  IBB–Bonds (22,by Bielecki); Dawson (13,by Kipper).  SF–Wrona (2,off Drabek).  SB–Wynne (5,2nd base off Drabek/LaValliere); Dunston (19,2nd base off Drabek/LaValliere).  WP–Bielecki (9).  IBB–Kipper (6,Dawson); Bielecki (8,Bonds).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:04.  A–34,040.
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