Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 3 0
Ramirez ss 5 1 2 0
Hatcher lf 3 0 1 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 1 0
Davis 1b 5 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
  Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0
Bass rf 3 0 2 2
Pankovits 2b 4 1 1 1
Biggio c 4 0 1 0
Darwin p 3 0 0 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
  Fishel lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster cf 4 2 3 1
Sandberg 2b 4 1 3 0
Grace 1b 5 1 2 2
Dawson rf 3 2 1 1
  Jackson rf 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 1 1
Law 3b 5 1 2 2
Berryhill c 4 1 2 2
Dunston ss 3 1 2 0
Moyer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 16 9
Houston 200 000 0103120
Chicago 100 100 70x9160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  L (6-10) 6.0 11 6 6 3 6
  Meads   0.2 4 3 3 0 1
  Andujar   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
9
9
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (7-12) 9.0 12 3 3 2 7
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Ramirez (22,off Moyer), Chicago Berryhill (15,off Darwin).  3B–Chicago Dunston (5,off Meads).  HR–Houston Pankovits (2,8th inning off Moyer 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Dawson (20,4th inning off Darwin 0 on, 0 out); Berryhill (5,7th inning off Meads 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Hatcher (7,off Moyer).  SF–Palmeiro (6,off Meads).  HBP–Webster (7,by Darwin).  IBB–Dunston (7,by Darwin).  SB–Biggio (4,2nd base off Moyer/Berryhill); Webster (16,2nd base off Darwin/Biggio).  CS–Young (18,2nd base by Moyer/Berryhill); Palmeiro (2,Home by Darwin/Biggio).  HBP–Darwin (6,Webster).  IBB–Darwin (5,Dunston).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:04.  A–34,668.
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