Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 26, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1999 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 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown A. rf 4 3 3 0
Meares ss 6 1 2 2
Ramirez 3b 5 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Laker ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 6 1 3 5
Hermansen cf 5 1 3 1
Brown E. lf 5 0 1 0
Osik c 3 0 0 0
  Brown B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Oliver c 1 0 0 0
Nunez 2b 3 0 1 0
  Morris ph,2b 1 2 1 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Wehner ph 1 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Sveum ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 45 8 15 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 1 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 1 2 0
Hill lf 3 1 1 3
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Blauser 2b 1 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 5 0 0 0
Santiago c 5 1 2 1
Nieves ss 4 0 2 0
Lorraine p 1 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Porter lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 011 010 001 048152
Chicago 010 111 000 00482
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson   5.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Clontz   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Wallace   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Williams   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wilkins   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Sauerbeck  W (4-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Garcia   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
8
4
4
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lorraine   5.0 8 3 3 1 6
  Sanders   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Adams   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Aguilera   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Guthrie  L (0-2) 0.1 1 2 1 1 0
  Ayala   0.2 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
15
8
5
2
11

  E–A Brown (4), Young (21), Andrews (15), Nieves (16).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Young (41,off Lorraine); Meares (4,off Adams), Chicago Grace (42,off Clontz).  HR–Pittsburgh Hermansen (1,2nd inning off Lorraine 0 on, 0 out); Young (24,11th inning off Ayala 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Hill (20,2nd inning off Benson 0 on, 1 out); Santiago (7,5th inning off Benson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–A Brown (6,off Aguilera); Sveum (1,off Guthrie).  HBP–Morris (2,by Aguilera); Morandini (6,by Benson).  IBB–A Brown (2,by Guthrie).  SF–Hill (3,off Benson).  CS–Hermansen (2,2nd base by Ayala/Santiago).  WP–Lorraine (3), Guthrie (1).  HBP–Benson (6,Morandini); Aguilera (2,Morris).  IBB–Guthrie (2,A Brown).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–3:35.  A–39,663.
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