Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 28, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 2003 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
Redman cf 4 0 1 0
Nunez 2b 3 1 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 2 2
Stairs 1b 4 0 2 0
  Hernandez 3b 0 0 0 0
Wilson C. rf 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 2 0 0 0
Mackowiak 3b 4 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 4 2 3 1
Wells p 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0
  Womack 2b 2 0 0 0
Glanville rf,cf 4 0 1 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 2 0
Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0
  Martinez 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Karros 1b 2 1 1 1
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Kelton ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Bako ph 1 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 1
  Ojeda ss,3b 3 0 2 0
Paul c 3 0 0 0
Mitre p 1 0 0 0
  Simon 1b 2 0 1 0
  Choi pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 020 100380
Chicago 010 100 000280
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (10-9) 6.0 5 2 2 2 7
  Beimel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Meadows   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez  SV (11) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mitre   4.0 4 0 0 1 3
  Alfonseca   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Guthrie   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Cruz  L (2-7) 2.0 1 1 1 1 3
  Wellemeyer   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  3B–Pittsburgh Stairs (1,off Mitre).  HR–Pittsburgh J Wilson (9,7th inning off Cruz 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Gonzalez (20,2nd inning off Wells 0 on, 1 out); Karros (12,4th inning off Wells 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wells (4,off Alfonseca); Paul (1,off Tavarez).  HBP–Kendall (25,by Cruz).  SB–Nunez (9,2nd base off Alfonseca/Paul).  CS–Bay (1,2nd base by Guthrie/Paul); J Wilson (5,2nd base by Wellemeyer/Paul).  WP–Wells (7).  HBP–Cruz (7,Kendall).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:54.  A–39,940.
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