Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1990 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 2 0 0 0
  Quinones 3b 2 0 0 0
Duncan 2b 2 0 1 0
  Oester 2b 2 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 0 0
Hatcher cf 4 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 0
Roomes lf 2 0 0 0
  Griffey ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Oliver c 3 0 1 1
Armstrong p 2 0 1 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
  Layana p 0 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Backman 3b 4 0 1 1
Bell ss 4 2 2 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 3 1
Bonilla rf 4 0 1 1
Bonds lf 4 1 2 1
Bream 1b 4 1 0 0
LaValliere c 4 1 2 0
Lind 2b 4 0 2 1
Smiley p 3 0 1 1
  Landrum p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 14 6
Cincinnati 010 000 100270
Pittsburgh 101 004 00x6140
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Armstrong  L (5-1) 5.0 9 4 4 0 2
  Birtsas   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Layana   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Mahler   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
0
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (3-3) 6.0 7 2 2 0 5
  Landrum  SV (4) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–LaValliere (1).  2B–Cincinnati Hatcher (4,off Smiley), Pittsburgh Bonilla (6,off Armstrong).  3B–Pittsburgh Bell (1,off Armstrong).  SB–Larkin (8,3rd base off Smiley/LaValliere); Duncan (6,2nd base off Smiley/LaValliere); Bonds (9,2nd base off Armstrong/Oliver).  CS–Duncan (2,3rd base by Smiley/LaValliere).  WP–Mahler (1), Smiley (2).  BK–Armstrong (1).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:38.  A–17,149.
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