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September 9, 1989

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Bottom 12	R	H	E
Pirates	8	15	3
Mets	5	9	2

Bottom 12	R	H	E
Pirates	8	15	3
Mets	5	9	2

Kevin McReynolds Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.600	.276
OBP	.600	.328
At Bats	5	486
Hits	3	134
• Singles	1	88
• Doubles	2	25
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	19
Walks	0	41
RBI’s	0	74

Bob Patterson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	2	0

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Shea Stadium - September 9, 1989

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Out

Bob Patterson

Dann Bilardello

Gary Redus

Jose Lind

Bobby Bonilla

Jay Bell

Barry Bonds

Andy Van Slyke

Billy Hatcher

Kevin McReynolds

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	15	3	10
New York Mets	5	9	2	9
Winning Pitcher	Dorn Taylor
Losing Pitcher	Jeff Innis
Save	Bob Patterson
Game Winning RBI	Bobby Bonilla
Attendance	41,722
Time of Game	4 hours 7 minutes

View Box Score

Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

McReynolds hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 12 Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 12 Bob Patterson now pitching. Johnson strikes out.

Top 12 Jeff King pinch hits for Dorn Taylor. King hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 12 Lind hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bilardello scores. That run is unearned.

Top 12 Bilardello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Redus scores. Bilardello moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 12 There goes Redus. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Redus steals second.

Top 12 Redus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson.

Top 12 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 12 Bonilla hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 12 Van Slyke strikes out.

Bottom 11 Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 11 Jefferies hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 11 Dorn Taylor now pitching. Lombardi strikes out.

Top 11 Bell hits a line drive towards center. Samuel catches it and throws to first to double up Hatcher.

Top 11 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 11 Jeff Innis now pitching. Benny Distefano pinch hits for Doug Bair. Distefano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 10 Elster hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Randy Myers. O'Malley hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Magadan is walked intentionally.

Bottom 10 McReynolds strikes out.

Bottom 10 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Strawberry moves to second.

Bottom 10 Strawberry is walked intentionally.

Bottom 10 There goes Johnson. The throw from Bilardello and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Bottom 10 Dann Bilardello now catching. Doug Bair now pitching. Johnson takes first base on ball four.

Top 10 Lind strikes out.

Top 10 John Cangelosi pinch hits for Mike LaValliere. Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 10 Redus hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Samuel strikes out.

Bottom 9 Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops it up and throws to first, with Landrum covering, for the out.

Bottom 9 Lombardi strikes out.

Top 9 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 9 Bonilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke moves to third.

Top 9 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Bell strikes out.

Top 9 Randy Myers now pitching. Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Elster strikes out.

Bottom 8 Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Don Aase. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McReynolds moves to third. Magadan moves to second.

Bottom 8 Magadan is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Bill Landrum now pitching. McReynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. McReynolds reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Strawberry strikes out.

Bottom 8 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Samuel takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Kipper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and has Redus trapped. There's the throw to Johnson who throws back over to Elster who tags Redus for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 8 LaValliere hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 There goes Redus. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Redus steals second.

Top 8 Phil Lombardi now catching. Redus takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Jefferies hits a line drive into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Tim Teufel pinch hits for Mackey Sasser. Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Don Aase now pitching. Van Slyke hits a popup towards first. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Mark Carreon pinch hits for Jeff Musselman. Carreon hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Bob Kipper now pitching. McReynolds hits a popup towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Musselman fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Albert Hall pinch hits for Jeff Robinson. Hall strikes out.

Top 6 Lind hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 There goes Samuel. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Samuel steals second.

Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.

Bottom 5 Samuel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 LaValliere hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Redus is walked intentionally.

Top 5 Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Bonds reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Mackey Sasser now catching. Jeff Musselman now pitching. Van Slyke hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Mackey Sasser pinch hits for David Cone. Sasser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thornton scores. There goes Elster trying to get to third. Van Slyke throws the ball in to Bonilla, who tags Elster for the out. That run is unearned.

Bottom 4 Lou Thornton pinch runs for Barry Lyons. Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonilla. Thornton moves to second.

Bottom 4 Lyons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McReynolds scores.

Bottom 4 Magadan strikes out.

Bottom 4 McReynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. McReynolds reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Hatcher hits a popup towards first. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 4 Lind hits a fly ball into center field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 LaValliere hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.

Bottom 3 There goes Samuel. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Samuel steals second.

Bottom 3 Samuel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Jefferies hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elster tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Elster moves to third.

Bottom 3 Cone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elster moves to second.

Bottom 3 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bonilla.

Top 3 Redus hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Top 3 Bonilla hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 Van Slyke strikes out.

Top 3 Bell strikes out.

Bottom 2 Lyons hits a line drive towards third. Bonilla catches it and throws to first to double up Magadan.

Bottom 2 Magadan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McReynolds moves to third.

Bottom 2 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 2 Strawberry hits a line drive towards third. Bonilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hatcher strikes out.

Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Redus scores. LaValliere moves to third.

Top 2 Lind strikes out.

Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Redus moves to third. LaValliere moves to second.

Top 2 LaValliere hits a line drive towards center field. Samuel picks it up and throws to third to catch Bondsfor the out. Bonilla scores. Redus moves to second.

Top 2 LaValliere hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lyons settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lyons.

Top 2 Redus bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bonilla moves to third. Bonds moves to second.

Top 2 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonilla moves to second.

Top 2 Bonilla hits a line drive beyond second. Jefferies can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.

Bottom 1 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Jefferies hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Cone covering, for the out.

Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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