Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 28, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1990 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Backman 3b 3 2 2 1
  King 3b 2 0 0 0
Bell ss 1 1 1 3
Van Slyke cf 5 0 0 0
Bonilla rf 3 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 1 2 1
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 1
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Smiley p 0 1 0 0
  Landrum p 2 1 1 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Bilardello c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 3 0
Jose cf 2 1 1 1
  Lankford ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Guerrero 1b 4 1 1 2
Zeile 3b 2 0 1 0
  Collins pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 1 1 1
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 0 0
Hill p 2 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 003 120 000660
St. Louis 013 000 000481
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley   2.1 5 4 4 2 1
  Landrum  W (6-3) 3.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Patterson   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Belinda  SV (8) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  L (5-5) 4.2 5 6 6 3 1
  Dayley   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  DiPino   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
5
3

  E–Zeile (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Landrum (1,off Hill), St. Louis O Smith 2 (21,off Smiley,off Patterson).  HR–Pittsburgh Bell (7,3rd inning off Hill 2 on, 1 out), St. Louis Pagnozzi (2,2nd inning off Smiley 0 on, 2 out); Guerrero (13,3rd inning off Smiley 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bell 2 (39,off Hill,off Dayley).  SF–LaValliere (1,off Hill).  HBP–Pena (1,by Patterson).  SB–Bonds (52,2nd base off Hill/Pagnozzi); King (3,3rd base off Dayley/Pagnozzi); O Smith (32,3rd base off Belinda/Bilardello).  HBP–Patterson (3,Pena).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:55.  A–24,837.
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