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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 9, 1990
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 9, 1990 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Armstrong |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Smiley |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 17,149 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Mark Hirschbeck |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Sabo | Third Baseman |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Billy Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Rolando Roomes | Left Fielder |
| Joe Oliver | Catcher |
| Jack Armstrong | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Backman | Third Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Right Fielder |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
| Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
| John Smiley | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 9, 1990
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Smiley
Sabo hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Smiley
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Smiley
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Smiley
There's a wild pitch. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Smiley
There goes Larkin. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Larkin steals third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Benzinger vs. Smiley
Benzinger hits a fly ball into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Armstrong
Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Armstrong
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Armstrong
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Armstrong
Bonilla hits a fly ball into left field. Roomes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Armstrong
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Van Slyke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bream vs. Armstrong
There goes Bonds. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bream vs. Armstrong
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bream for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smiley
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatcher for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Smiley
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roomes vs. Smiley
Roomes strikes out. There goes O'Neill. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Smiley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. O'Neill scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Armstrong vs. Smiley
Armstrong hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sabo vs. Smiley
Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smiley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Armstrong
Luis Quinones now playing third base.
LaValliere hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Armstrong
Lind hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. LaValliere moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Smiley vs. Armstrong
Smiley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes LaValliere trying to get to home. Roomes throws the ball in to Oliver who tags LaValliere, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lind moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Backman vs. Armstrong
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Smiley
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Smiley
Larkin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Smiley
There goes Duncan. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Duncan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Smiley
Benzinger strikes out. There goes Duncan. The throw from LaValliere and Duncan is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Armstrong
Ron Oester now playing second base.
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Van Slyke vs. Armstrong
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Armstrong
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Armstrong
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smiley
Hatcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Smiley
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roomes vs. Smiley
Roomes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Armstrong
Bream hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Armstrong
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Armstrong
Lind hits a fly ball into left field. Roomes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Smiley
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Armstrong vs. Smiley
Armstrong strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Quinones vs. Smiley
Quinones hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Smiley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quinones for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Armstrong
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Armstrong
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Armstrong
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Smiley
Oester hits a fly ball into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Smiley
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Smiley
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Backman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Armstrong
Van Slyke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Armstrong
The umpire calls a balk on Armstrong Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Armstrong
Bonilla hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Van Slyke scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Birtsas
Tim Birtsas now pitching.
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bonilla moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Bream vs. Birtsas
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger fields it and throws to home to get Bonilla. Bonds moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
LaValliere vs. Birtsas
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. Bream moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lind vs. Layana
Tim Layana now pitching.
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bonds scores. Bream moves to third. LaValliere moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smiley vs. Layana
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. Bream scores. LaValliere moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Backman vs. Layana
Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaValliere scores. Smiley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Layana
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smiley
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Smiley
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffey vs. Landrum
Bill Landrum now pitching. Ken Griffey pinch hits for Rolando Roomes.
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatcher scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Landrum
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Landrum
Hal Morris pinch hits for Tim Layana.
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Landrum covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Mahler
Ken Griffey now playing left field. Rick Mahler now pitching.
Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Mahler
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Mahler
Bonds hits a line drive towards short. Larkin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Mahler
There's a wild pitch. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bream vs. Mahler
Bream hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quinones vs. Landrum
Quinones hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Landrum
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Landrum covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Landrum
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Mahler
LaValliere hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Mahler
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quinones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Mahler
Landrum hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Landrum
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Landrum
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Landrum
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Landrum covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1990 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Sabo C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Backman W, 3b 4 0 1 1
Quinones L, 3b 2 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 4 2 2 0
Duncan M, 2b 2 0 1 0 Van Slyke A, cf 4 1 3 1
Oester R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Bonilla B, rf 4 0 1 1
Larkin B, ss 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, lf 4 1 2 1
Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bream S, 1b 4 1 0 0
Hatcher B, cf 4 1 1 0 LaValliere M, c 4 1 2 0
O'Neill P, rf 4 1 2 0 Lind J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Roomes R, lf 2 0 0 0 Smiley J, p 3 0 1 1
Griffey K, ph-lf 1 0 0 1 Landrum B, p 1 0 0 0
Oliver J, c 3 0 1 1
Armstrong J, p 2 0 1 0
Birtsas T, p 0 0 0 0
Layana T, p 0 0 0 0
Morris H, ph 1 0 0 0
Mahler R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 36 6 14 6
Cincinnati 010 000 100 -- 2
Pittsburgh 101 004 00x -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Armstrong J (L)* 5.0 9 4 4 0 2
Birtsas T 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Layana T 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Mahler R 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley J (W)+ 6.0 7 2 2 0 5
Landrum B (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Bonilla B, Hatcher B
3B -- Bell J
SB -- Larkin B, Bonds B, Duncan M
CS -- Duncan M
WP -- Smiley J, Mahler R
Balk -- Armstrong J
PB -- LaValliere M
T -- 2:38
A -- 17149
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