September 9, 1989 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Dorn TaylorL: Jeff InnisS: Bob Patterson
Biggest lead PIT by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
2NY Mets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
3ST Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .530 | 7.0 |
4WS Nationals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12.0 |
5PI Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19.0 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26.0 |
| BHBilly HatcherRF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jay BellSS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AVAndy Van SlykeCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BB Bobby Bonilla3B | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
BB Barry BondsLF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRGary Redus1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MLMichael LaValliereC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJosé Lind2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JRJeff RobinsonP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJohn CangelosiPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDann BilardelloC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHAlbert HallPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BKBob KipperP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLBill LandrumP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDoug BairP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBenny DistefanoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DTDorn TaylorP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JKJeff KingPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BPBob PattersonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
2B: Bonds
HR: Bonilla 2, Robinson
RBI: Bonilla 2, LaValliere, Lind, Robinson 3, Bilardello
SB: Redus 2
LOB: 18
GJ Gregg Jefferies2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJuan SamuelCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HJHoward Johnson3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDave Magadan1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BLBarry LyonsC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DC David ConeP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLou ThorntonPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJeff MusselmanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMark CarreonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DADon AaseP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHKeith HernandezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRandy MyersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTom O'MalleyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JIJeff InnisP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMackey SasserC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TTTim TeufelPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLPhil LombardiC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 44 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
2B: McReynolds 2
HR: Johnson
RBI: Jefferies, Johnson 2, Lyons, Sasser
SB: Samuel 2, Johnson
LOB: 20
| DCDavid Cone | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
| JMJeff Musselman | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| DADon Aase | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| RMRandy Myers | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| JIJeff InnisL | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 185 |
The Pirates outlasted the Mets 8-5 in 12 innings at Shea Stadium.
Dorn Taylor got the win, Jeff Innis took the loss and Bob Patterson earned the save. Bobby Bonilla went 4-for-6 for the Pirates, while Howard Johnson went 1-for-5 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
