Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 9, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1991 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 12, Chicago Cubs 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Van Slyke cf 5 2 2 1
Bell ss 4 2 4 2
McClendon 1b 5 1 2 1
  Varsho ph 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla rf 5 2 2 3
Bonds lf 5 0 1 0
Buechele 3b 5 0 0 1
Slaught c 4 0 2 0
  Bullett pr 0 1 0 0
  Prince c 0 0 0 0
Lind 2b 5 2 2 0
Smiley p 1 1 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
  Palacios p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph,1b 1 1 1 3
Totals 42 12 16 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Grace 1b 5 2 3 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 2
Dawson rf 5 1 1 2
Bell lf 4 2 2 1
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Salazar ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum pr 0 0 0 0
Villanueva c 4 0 2 1
  Wilkins pr,c 0 1 0 0
  Berryhill ph 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 1 2 2
Strange 3b 3 0 0 1
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Scanlan p 0 0 0 0
  Dascenzo ph 1 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Boskie p 0 0 0 0
  Walton ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 9
Pittsburgh 030 300 11412161
Chicago 000 303 31010132
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley   5.0 5 3 3 0 2
  Palacios   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Kipper   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Belinda  W (5-5) 1.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Rodriguez  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   4.0 7 6 4 2 2
  Scanlan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McElroy   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Boskie   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Smith  L (0-6) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Lancaster   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
16
12
10
5
5

  E–Bonilla (14), Strange (1), Jackson (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (18,off Jackson); Bell (30,off Jackson); Bonds (22,off McElroy), Chicago Sandberg (28,off Smiley); Bell (25,off Smiley); Villanueva (7,off Belinda).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonilla (17,4th inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out); Bell (15,8th inning off Assenmacher 0 on, 1 out); Merced (8,9th inning off Dave Smith 2 on, 1 out), Chicago Sandberg (23,6th inning off Palacios 0 on, 0 out); Dunston (12,6th inning off Palacios 1 on, 2 out); Dawson (25,7th inning off Belinda 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Smiley (6,off Jackson); Dunston (3,off Belinda).  SF–Bell (3,off Jackson); Bonilla (10,off Lancaster); Strange (1,off Belinda).  BK–Smiley (1).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–John McSherry.  T–3:11.  A–18,775.
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