Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 5, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1989 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hall lf 3 1 0 0
  Bonds ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Bell ss 2 0 1 2
Redus 1b 2 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b,rf 4 0 2 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 0 0
  Belliard 3b 0 0 0 0
Hatcher cf 2 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph,cf 2 0 0 0
King 2b 2 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Lind 2b 0 0 0 0
Bilardello c 3 0 0 0
Heaton p 2 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 0 1 0
  Jeltz 3b 1 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Hayes V. rf 4 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 4 2 2 0
Ready lf 2 0 0 1
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 0 0 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Thon ss 3 1 3 1
Nieto c 2 0 1 0
  Murphy ph 0 0 0 0
  Stanicek ph 1 0 0 0
  Daulton c 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph 0 0 0 1
Combs p 2 0 0 0
  Kruk lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 100 000 010250
Philadelphia 000 110 001372
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton   5.0 5 2 2 0 4
  Smith   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Kipper   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Patterson  L (1-2) 1.2 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.2
7
3
3
3
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Combs   6.0 3 1 0 3 4
  Parrett  W (12-4) 3.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
7

  E–Jordan (9), Thon (14).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Miller (1,off Heaton); Jordan (18,off Patterson).  3B–Pittsburgh Bonds (5,off Parrett), Philadelphia Jordan (3,off Heaton).  HR–Philadelphia Thon (11,5th inning off Heaton 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bell (1,off Parrett); Ready (3,off Heaton); Dernier (3,off Patterson).  SH–Barrett (1,off Patterson).  IBB–Dykstra (1,by Patterson); Thon (6,by Patterson).  SB–Redus (20,2nd base off Combs/Nieto).  CS–Dykstra (9,2nd base by Smith/Bilardello).  IBB–Patterson 2 (2,Dykstra,Thon).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:51.  A–12,484.
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