Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 20, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1990 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 1 1
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 2 1 0
Bonilla 3b 4 3 3 3
Reynolds rf 3 1 1 1
LaValliere c 2 0 0 0
  Slaught ph,c 1 1 1 2
Bream 1b 2 1 1 0
Belliard ss 2 1 1 1
Terrell p 2 0 0 0
  Roesler p 1 0 0 0
  Ruskin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 9 9 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 0
Smith lf 4 1 3 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 1
Dawson rf 3 0 1 1
Salazar 3b 3 1 2 0
Dunston ss 3 1 3 0
Girardi c 1 0 0 1
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 0
  Wrona c 0 0 0 0
Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Kraemer p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 12 3
Pittsburgh 032 004 0991
Chicago 001 210 x4122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell   4.1 10 4 3 0 0
  Roesler  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Ruskin   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
6.0
12
4
3
1
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (0-1) 4.0 5 5 4 0 2
  Kraemer   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Wilkins   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Pico   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
6.2
9
9
8
3
3

  E–Belliard (1), Dunston (3), Wrona (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Girardi (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Belliard (1,off Bielecki), Chicago Dunston (1,off Terrell); D Smith (1,off Terrell).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonilla 2 (5,2nd inning off Bielecki 0 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Bielecki 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bielecki (3,off Terrell).  SF–Grace (2,off Terrell); Girardi (1,off Terrell).  WP–Terrell 3 (3), Ruskin (1).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:29.  A–15,171.
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