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New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1989-09-29 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · 60°F, night, dry · 2:31

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 5th. Frank Viola earned the win. Gregg Jefferies went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	6	12
PIT	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Frank Viola L: Randy Kramer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Williams · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Joe West · 3B: John McSherry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregg Jefferies	4	2	2	1	1	0
Keith Miller	5	2	3	0	0	0
Dave Magadan	4	0	2	1	1	0
Howard Johnson	5	0	1	1	0	2
Kevin McReynolds	5	1	1	1	0	1
Juan Samuel	4	1	1	1	1	2
Barry Lyons	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Elster	4	0	1	1	0	1
Frank Viola	3	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Lombardi	3	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
John Cangelosi	4	0	0	0	0
Jay Bell	4	0	0	0	1
Billy Hatcher	4	0	1	0	2
Bobby Bonilla	4	1	1	0	1
R. J. Reynolds	4	0	0	0	1
Jeff King	4	1	2	0	1
Jose Lind	3	0	1	1	0
Dann Bilardello	3	0	1	0	0
Randy Kramer	2	0	1	1	1
Albert Hall	1	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Viola	9.0	7	0	8

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Kramer	5.2	8	2	3
Doug Bair	1.1	0	1	2
Stan Belinda	2.0	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gregg Jefferies: 1/L1
Keith Miller: 3/G34
Dave Magadan: W
Howard Johnson: S6/L6.1-2
Kevin McReynolds: 3/P34S

Bot 1

John Cangelosi: 7/F7S
Jay Bell: 9/F9D
Billy Hatcher: 13/G1

Top 2

Juan Samuel: 3/P3D
Barry Lyons: 63/G6
Kevin Elster: 9/F89XD

Bot 2

Bobby Bonilla: S7/L7.B-2(E7)
R. J. Reynolds: K
Jeff King: S4/G4M.2-3
Jose Lind: E7/SF.3-H(UR);1-2;B-1
Dann Bilardello: 3/P3SF
Randy Kramer: S9/F89S.2-H(UR);1-3
John Cangelosi: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 3

Frank Viola: K
Gregg Jefferies: 4/P4D
Keith Miller: S7/L56D
Dave Magadan: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 3

Jay Bell: 63/G6
Billy Hatcher: S7/L7S
Bobby Bonilla: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Howard Johnson: K
Kevin McReynolds: HR/F7
Juan Samuel: K
Barry Lyons: HP
Kevin Elster: S8/L8.1-2
Frank Viola: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 4

R. J. Reynolds: 53/G6
Jeff King: 43/G4
Jose Lind: S8/F8
Dann Bilardello: S7/F7L.1-2
Randy Kramer: K

Top 5

Gregg Jefferies: HR/F8
Keith Miller: S9/L34
Dave Magadan: S9/G34.1-3
Howard Johnson: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
Kevin McReynolds: 3/P23F
Juan Samuel: CS2(24)

Bot 5

John Cangelosi: 53/G5
Jay Bell: 4/P34D
Billy Hatcher: K

Top 6

Juan Samuel: W
Phil Lombardi: S7/G56.1-3
Kevin Elster: 4(1)/FO/G4M.3-H
Frank Viola: 13/BG13/SH.1-2
Gregg Jefferies: IW
Keith Miller: 3/G3

Bot 6

Bobby Bonilla: K
R. J. Reynolds: 53/G5
Jeff King: S7/L7
Jose Lind: 9/L9

Top 7

Dave Magadan: E6/G6
Howard Johnson: 2/P23F
Kevin McReynolds: K
Juan Samuel: K

Bot 7

Dann Bilardello: 63/G56
Albert Hall: K
John Cangelosi: 6/P56D

Top 8

Phil Lombardi: 8/F8D
Kevin Elster: K
Frank Viola: 63/G6

Bot 8

Jay Bell: K
Billy Hatcher: K
Bobby Bonilla: 3/P3SF

Top 9

Gregg Jefferies: S7/L56D
Keith Miller: S5/BG5S.1-2
Dave Magadan: S9/G34.2-H;1-2
Howard Johnson: K
Kevin McReynolds: 9/F9.2-3
Juan Samuel: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
Phil Lombardi: 4/P34

Bot 9

R. J. Reynolds: 4/P4MD
Jeff King: K
Jose Lind: 43/G4