Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 21, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 2002 at PNC Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bellhorn 2b 5 1 3 0
Brown cf 2 0 0 0
  Echevarria ph 0 1 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
  Stynes ph 1 0 0 0
  Choi 1b 0 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 1 2 2
McGriff 1b 5 0 2 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Orie 3b 3 0 1 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Mahomes p 2 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Reese 2b 4 1 0 0
Wilson ss 5 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
Giles lf 5 0 3 0
Ramirez 3b 5 0 1 1
Young 1b 5 1 2 1
Rios rf 3 0 0 0
Mackowiak cf 2 0 0 0
Wells p 2 0 1 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 1 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Chicago 000 100 300491
Pittsburgh 100 001 0002101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mahomes   5.1 7 2 2 4 4
  Farnsworth  W (4-6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Cunnane   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Borowski   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Cruz  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wells   6.2 6 2 2 2 6
  Sauerbeck  L (4-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Reyes   1.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Beimel   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
8

  E–Choi (1), Beimel (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Patterson (29,off Wells), Pittsburgh Wells (2,off Mahomes); Young (25,off Mahomes); Giles (36,off Mahomes).  HR–Pittsburgh Young (16,6th inning off Mahomes 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Echevarria (1,by Reyes); Orie (1,by Reyes).  IBB–Sosa (15,by Beimel).  SH–Wells (13,off Mahomes).  SB–Alou (8,2nd base off Wells/Kendall); Rios (1,3rd base off Farnsworth/Hundley); Mackowiak (8,2nd base off Farnsworth/Hundley).  WP–Reyes (1).  HBP–Reyes 2 (2,Echevarria,Orie).  IBB–Beimel (12,Sosa).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–3:09.  A–33,653.
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