Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 23, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2002 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hermansen cf 5 0 1 0
Wilson J. ss 4 0 0 0
Giles lf 3 3 3 1
Ramirez 3b 5 1 1 2
Mackowiak rf 4 2 2 1
Kendall c 3 0 2 2
  Osik 1b 1 0 0 0
Young 1b 2 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Benjamin ph 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
Reese 2b 4 0 0 0
Benson p 1 0 1 0
  Wilson C. 1b,c 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Patterson cf 6 3 3 1
Hill 2b 5 2 3 4
Sosa rf 5 1 2 1
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 2 3 3
Alou lf 4 1 1 0
Bellhorn 3b 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Machado c 4 0 1 2
Ojeda ss 5 1 1 0
Clement p 3 1 1 0
  Brown rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 15 11
Pittsburgh 000 002 0316101
Chicago 002 502 20x11151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (0-2) 3.1 11 7 7 3 3
  Beimel   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lowe   2.0 4 4 3 3 1
  Villone   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
11
10
7
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clement  W (2-3) 7.0 6 2 2 2 7
  Mahay   0.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Borowski   1.2 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
11

  E–Hermansen (1), Hill (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Kendall (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Giles 2 (9,off Clement,off Mahay); Kendall (5,off Clement); Hermansen (3,off Clement), Chicago Clement (1,off Benson); Ojeda (3,off Benson); Machado (4,off Lowe).  3B–Chicago Hill (1,off Lowe).  HR–Pittsburgh Ramirez (2,8th inning off Mahay 1 on, 0 out); Mackowiak (5,8th inning off Mahay 0 on, 0 out); Giles (10,9th inning off Borowski 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Hill (1,4th inning off Benson 1 on, 1 out); McGriff (6,4th inning off Benson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–J Wilson (5,off Clement); Clement (3,off Benson).  IBB–Giles (6,by Clement); Bellhorn (1,by Benson); Mueller (1,by Lowe).  SB–Bellhorn (4,2nd base off Benson/Kendall).  IBB–Benson (2,Bellhorn); Lowe (4,Mueller); Clement (3,Giles).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:19.  A–37,578.
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