Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
October 5, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 2001 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 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 0 1 0
Wilson J. ss 4 0 1 0
Giles lf 2 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 1
Morris 2b 3 0 0 0
  Meares 2b 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 1 1 1
Mackowiak rf 4 0 1 0
  Hermansen rf 0 0 0 0
Matthews cf 2 1 0 0
Williams p 1 1 0 0
  Beimel p 1 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson C. ph 1 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 0 1 1
Tucker 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 1 1 1
Brown lf 3 0 1 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0
Patterson cf 3 0 0 0
Machado c 3 1 1 0
  Hundley ph 1 0 0 0
Ojeda 3b 3 0 0 0
Bere p 2 0 1 0
  Meyers ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 000 021 000341
Chicago 000 110 000263
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   4.2 4 2 2 1 2
  Beimel  W (6-11) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Sauerbeck   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Fetters  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bere  L (11-11) 8.0 3 3 2 5 5
  Weathers   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
5
5

  E–Beimel (2), Gutierrez (16), Ojeda 2 (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Chicago Bere (4,off D Williams); Machado (10,off D Williams); DeShields (9,off Beimel).  HR–Pittsburgh Young (14,6th inning off Bere 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Sosa (62,4th inning off D Williams 0 on, 0 out).  SH–D Williams (3,off Bere); DeShields (3,off Sauerbeck).  SF–Ramirez (4,off Bere).  IBB–Giles (14,by Bere); Sosa (37,by Sauerbeck).  SB–Matthews (7,2nd base off Bere/Machado).  CS–Morris (2,2nd base by Bere/Machado).  IBB–Sauerbeck (6,Sosa); Bere (7,Giles).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Mike Fichter.  T–2:34.  A–24,786.
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