Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 2, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 0 0
Lind 2b 6 0 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 1 1
Distefano 1b 4 0 0 0
  King ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Quinones ss 4 0 0 0
Ortiz c 3 0 3 0
  Cangelosi ph 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 1
  Drabek pr 0 0 0 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
Smiley p 2 0 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 1 0
  Prince c 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Miller 2b 5 0 1 0
Carreon rf 5 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 5 0 0 0
Teufel 1b 4 0 1 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Lyons c 3 0 2 1
  Dykstra pr 0 0 0 0
  Sasser c 1 1 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Gooden p 3 0 1 0
  Jefferies ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan 1b 1 1 1 2
Totals 40 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 01292
New York 000 100 000 02390
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley   8.0 7 1 1 4 5
  Robinson   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kramer  L (1-2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.1
9
3
3
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   8.0 6 1 1 4 8
  Myers   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Aguilera  W (2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
6
11

  E–Bonilla (13), Distefano (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Ortiz (2,off Gooden); Redus (7,off Myers); King (1,off Aguilera), New York Miller (1,off Smiley); Lyons (4,off Smiley).  HR–New York Magadan (2,11th inning off Kramer 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Quinones (1,off Aguilera); Elster (2,off Kramer).  IBB–Reynolds (4,by Gooden); Elster (5,by Smiley).  SB–Van Slyke 2 (5,2nd base off Gooden/Lyons 2); Lind (4,2nd base off Gooden/Lyons); McReynolds 2 (10,2nd base off Smiley/Ortiz 2); Dykstra (11,2nd base off Smiley/Ortiz).  CS–Ortiz (1,2nd base by Gooden/Lyons).  IBB–Smiley (2,Elster); Gooden (2,Reynolds).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–3:33.  A–42,578.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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