Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 2 0
Herr 2b 5 0 1 0
Hayes 1b,rf 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 1
James lf 5 0 1 0
Jones rf 3 1 2 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Ryal 1b 1 0 0 0
Thon ss 2 0 0 0
Daulton c 1 1 1 1
  Jordan ph,1b 1 0 1 2
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Youmans p 2 0 0 0
  Lake ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 0 2 1
Webster lf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Dawson rf 3 1 1 2
Grace 1b 4 0 2 0
Law 3b 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 1 0 0
Girardi c 3 1 2 0
Sutcliffe p 2 1 2 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 12 4
Philadelphia 000 012 0104100
Chicago 001 211 00x5122
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Youmans  L (0-1) 5.0 9 4 4 1 3
  Harris   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Parrett   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (1-0) 5.2 5 3 3 3 4
  Wilson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Williams  SV (1) 1.2 3 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
7

  E–Walton (1), Girardi (1).  DP–Philadelphia 3.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (1,off Youmans); Grace (1,off McWilliams).  HR–Philadelphia Daulton (1,5th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out); Schmidt (1,8th inning off Schiraldi 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Dawson (1,4th inning off Youmans 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Daulton (1,by Sutcliffe); Dawson (1,by Youmans).  CS–Dernier (1,2nd base by Sutcliffe/Girardi); Dunston (1,2nd base by Bedrosian/Lake).  BK–Parrett (1), Williams (1).  IBB–Youmans (1,Dawson); Sutcliffe (1,Daulton).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:06.  A–33,361.
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