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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves

1989-08-19 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 27034 Β· night, dry Β· 2:44

Atlanta Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 7th. John Smoltz earned the win and Joe Boever picked up the save. Barry Bonds went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
PIT02010000036
ATL1001002047

W: John Smoltz   L: Doug Drabek   SV: Joe Boever

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Layne Β· 1B: Dutch Rennert Β· 2B: Paul Runge Β· 3B: Fred Brocklander Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Billy Hatcher400001
Jay Bell300001
Andy Van Slyke400001
Bobby Bonilla211021
Barry Bonds422100
Benny Distefano301010
Mike LaValliere402100
Jose Lind400000
Doug Drabek300002
John Cangelosi000010
R. J. Reynolds100000

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Oddibe McDowell310010
Jeff Treadway300001
Lonnie Smith412101
Dale Murphy400000
Tommy Gregg312000
Andres Thomas301100
Jeff Blauser311100
John Russell301101
John Smoltz300001

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Doug Drabek6.2713
Neal Heaton1.1001

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Smoltz8.0636
Joe Boever1.0010

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Billy Hatcher: K
  • Jay Bell: 8/F8XD
  • Andy Van Slyke: K

Bot 1

  • Oddibe McDowell: W
  • Jeff Treadway: SB2
  • Jeff Treadway: 53/SH/BG15.2-3
  • Lonnie Smith: S7/L7.3-H
  • Dale Murphy: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 2

  • Bobby Bonilla: W
  • Barry Bonds: D7/G56.1-3
  • Benny Distefano: WP.3-H;2-3
  • Benny Distefano: 63/G6S
  • Mike LaValliere: D9/G3.3-H
  • Jose Lind: 9/F9LD
  • Doug Drabek: K

Bot 2

  • Tommy Gregg: 8/F8D
  • Andres Thomas: 63/G6
  • Jeff Blauser: 43/G4M

Top 3

  • Billy Hatcher: 7/F78S
  • Jay Bell: K
  • Andy Van Slyke: 9/F89XD

Bot 3

  • John Russell: K
  • John Smoltz: K
  • Oddibe McDowell: 3/BG/3S

Top 4

  • Bobby Bonilla: K
  • Barry Bonds: HR/F8XD
  • Benny Distefano: S9/L34
  • Mike LaValliere: S8/L8.1-2
  • Jose Lind: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 4

  • Jeff Treadway: 7/F7LSF
  • Lonnie Smith: S8/L4MD
  • Dale Murphy: 8/F8S
  • Tommy Gregg: S7/L6D.1-3
  • Andres Thomas: S8/L4MD.3-H;1-3
  • Jeff Blauser: 343/L3

Top 5

  • Doug Drabek: K
  • Billy Hatcher: 3/P3DF
  • Jay Bell: 13/G1

Bot 5

  • John Russell: 3/P3DF
  • John Smoltz: 9/F9LS
  • Oddibe McDowell: 8/F8XD

Top 6

  • Andy Van Slyke: E6/P/5D
  • Bobby Bonilla: POCS2(13)
  • Bobby Bonilla: W
  • Barry Bonds: 7/F7
  • Benny Distefano: 7/F7D

Bot 6

  • Jeff Treadway: K
  • Lonnie Smith: 63/G6M
  • Dale Murphy: 63/G6D

Top 7

  • Mike LaValliere: 7/F7D
  • Jose Lind: 53/G5S
  • Doug Drabek: 5/P/5D

Bot 7

  • Tommy Gregg: D7/L78S
  • Andres Thomas: 3/P3DF
  • Jeff Blauser: D7/L78D.2-H
  • John Russell: D7/L7LD.2-H
  • John Smoltz: 53/G5.2-3
  • Oddibe McDowell: 3/G3

Top 8

  • Billy Hatcher: 2/G2
  • John Cangelosi: W
  • Andy Van Slyke: 7/F7D
  • Bobby Bonilla: S8/G4M.1-3
  • Barry Bonds: 43/G4

Bot 8

  • Jeff Treadway: 43/G4
  • Lonnie Smith: K
  • Dale Murphy: 8/F8D

Top 9

  • Benny Distefano: W
  • Mike LaValliere: 7/F7
  • Jose Lind: SB2
  • Jose Lind: FC1/G1.2X3(1561);B-2
  • R. J. Reynolds: 3/G3