Pirates @ Braves
May 23, 1989

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 6 0
Braves 2 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 6 0
Braves 2 8 2

Bruce Benedict Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .184
OBP .000 .262
At Bats 3 38
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 0

John Smiley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 23, 1989
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John Smiley
Junior Ortiz
Benny Distefano
Jose Lind
Bobby Bonilla
Rey Quinones
Barry Bonds
Andy Van Slyke
Glenn Wilson
Bruce Benedict
John Russell
Geronimo Berroa
Dale Murphy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 6 0 5
Atlanta Braves 2 8 2 6
Winning Pitcher John Smiley
Losing Pitcher Zane Smith
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Glenn Wilson
Attendance 6,137
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy moves to third. Berroa moves to second.
Bottom 9 Berroa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perry scores. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perry moves to third.
Bottom 9 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Perry hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Perry reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bonds hits a line drive towards first. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smiley bunts in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Charlie Puleo now pitching. Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jody Davis pinch hits for Jim Acker. Davis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Benny Distefano now playing first base. Benedict strikes out.
Top 8 Quinones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Benny Distefano pinch hits for Gary Redus. Distefano hits a line drive into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Acker now pitching. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Berroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Quinones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy strikes out. Ortiz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Murphy out.
Top 7 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Bonilla hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Perry. Lind scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Lind hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Lind moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Bonds hits a fly ball towards left. Berroa settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Berroa. Ortiz scores. Bonds moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Smiley hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ortiz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Russell. Ortiz reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Quinones hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perry 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 6 Blauser hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gant strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smiley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Redus hits a popup towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gant fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lind bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Berroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bonds strikes out.
Top 5 Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Blauser fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gant fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Quinones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Smiley fires to first and has Perry trapped. There's the throw to Lind who tags Perry for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a popup towards first. Redus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Perry bunts towards third. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Blauser strikes out.
Top 4 Redus strikes out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bonilla moves to third.
Top 4 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gant fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Van Slyke strikes out.
Top 4 Lind takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smiley strikes out.
Top 3 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Berroa hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Quinones strikes out.
Top 2 Redus takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Bonilla takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.
Bottom 1 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Blauser hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Gant hits a popup towards short. Quinones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Van Slyke strikes out.
Top 1 Lind hits a line drive towards the mound. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.