New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 29, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 2 2 1
Miller rf 5 2 3 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 2 1
Johnson 3b 5 0 1 1
McReynolds lf 5 1 1 1
Samuel cf 4 1 1 1
Lyons c 1 0 0 0
  Lombardi pr,c 3 0 1 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 1
Viola p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 4 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
Hatcher cf 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 1b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 0 0
King 3b 4 1 2 0
Lind 2b 3 0 1 1
Bilardello c 3 0 1 0
Kramer p 2 0 1 1
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York 000 121 0026122
Pittsburgh 020 000 000271
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (5-5) 9.0 7 2 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
0
0
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer  L (5-9) 5.2 8 4 4 2 3
  Bair   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Belinda   2.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
7

  E–McReynolds 2 (10), Bell (10).  DP–New York 1.  HR–New York McReynolds (21,4th inning off Kramer 0 on, 1 out); Jefferies (12,5th inning off Kramer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Viola (5,off Kramer).  HBP–Lyons (2,by Kramer).  IBB–Jefferies (8,by Bair).  SF–Lind (5,off Viola).  CS–Johnson (8,2nd base by Kramer/Bilardello).  HBP–Kramer (7,Lyons).  IBB–Bair (10,Jefferies).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Joe West, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:31.
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