St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 27, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 3 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 2 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero 1b 4 0 0 0
Walling lf 4 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 0
Pena c 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Magrane p 2 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi c 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 3 0 1 0
Bell ss 2 0 1 0
Hall rf 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 1b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds cf 3 0 0 0
King 3b 3 1 1 0
Lind 2b 4 0 1 0
Bilardello c 4 0 1 1
Drabek p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 7 1
St. Louis 000 000 000040
Pittsburgh 000 100 00x170
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  L (18-9) 7.0 7 1 1 5 2
  Terry   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
1
1
6
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (14-12) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Cangelosi (4,off Magrane).  SB–Smith 2 (28,2nd base off Drabek/Bilardello 2); Thompson (26,2nd base off Drabek/Bilardello); King (3,2nd base off Magrane/Pena); Lind (15,3rd base off Magrane/Pena); Bilardello (1,2nd base off Magrane/Pena); Hall (2,2nd base off Magrane/Pena).  CS–Bell (3,2nd base by Magrane/Pena).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:22.  A–5,051.
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