Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 2, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 8, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redus 1b 4 0 0 0
  Bream 1b 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 5 2 2 0
Van Slyke cf 4 2 3 3
Bonilla rf 5 3 3 3
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 5 1 2 2
King 3b 5 0 2 0
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Lind 2b 5 0 1 0
Smiley p 2 0 1 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 3 0 1 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Dunston ss 5 0 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 4 2
Salazar 3b 5 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 3 0
Dascenzo lf,cf 4 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
Girardi c 5 1 3 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Pico p 1 0 0 0
  Villanueva ph 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph,lf 1 1 1 3
Totals 40 5 15 5
Pittsburgh 300 030 1108150
Chicago 100 001 1205150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (5-5) 5.1 9 2 2 1 4
  Belinda   1.2 1 1 1 2 3
  Landrum   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Walk  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (3-7) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Pico   5.0 6 3 3 3 1
  Assenmacher   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Slaught (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (26,off Pico), Chicago Girardi (18,off Smiley).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (4,off Assenmacher).  HR–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (11,1st inning off Wilson 1 on, 1 out); Bonilla 2 (23,1st inning off Wilson 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Assenmacher 0 on, 0 out); Bonds (19,5th inning off Pico 1 on, 0 out), Chicago Dawson (20,7th inning off Belinda 0 on, 1 out); Clark (4,8th inning off Landrum 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Smiley (3,off Pico).  SF–Clark (2,off Belinda).  CS–Bonds (8,2nd base by Wilson/Girardi).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:47.  A–34,493.
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