Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 5, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1989 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 3 2 0 0
Blauser 2b 6 1 2 2
Perry 1b 4 1 3 2
Murphy cf 4 1 1 0
Davis c 4 1 2 1
Gant 3b 5 0 0 0
Thomas ss 3 2 1 0
Berroa rf 3 0 1 1
  Gregg rf 2 0 1 0
Smith P. p 1 0 0 0
  Alvarez p 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 1 0
  Boever p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 1 2 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 2 0
Puhl lf 5 1 1 0
Davis 1b 5 1 3 2
Bass rf 5 0 1 0
Doran 2b 5 0 3 2
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Knepper p 1 0 1 0
  Darwin p 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 15 4
Atlanta 201 310 0018121
Houston 103 000 0004150
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   2.1 8 4 4 0 0
  Alvarez  W (1-0) 2.2 3 0 0 1 3
  Acker   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Boever  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
4
4
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (0-1) 3.2 6 6 6 3 3
  Darwin   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Forsch   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Agosto   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
7
5

  E–Blauser (2).  2B–Atlanta Perry 2 (2,off Knepper,off Darwin); Blauser 2 (2,off Knepper,off Forsch); Davis (1,off Agosto), Houston Davis (2,off P Smith); Doran 2 (3,off P Smith,off Alvarez); Bass (1,off Alvarez).  SH–Alvarez (1,off Knepper).  HBP–L Smith (1,by Agosto).  IBB–Perry (1,by Forsch); Thomas (1,by Agosto).  SB–Young (1,2nd base off Alvarez/Davis).  WP–Agosto (1).  BK–P Smith (1), Knepper (1), Darwin (1), Forsch (1).  HBP–Agosto (1,L Smith).  IBB–Forsch (1,Perry); Agosto (1,Thomas).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:37.  A–12,154.
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