Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 6, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 1 0
Thon ss 5 2 2 0
Herr 2b 4 1 3 0
Schmidt 3b 5 2 3 1
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
James lf 4 1 2 4
  Jeltz pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Hayes rf,1b 3 1 2 2
Jordan 1b 5 0 2 1
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Lake c 5 0 0 0
Ontiveros p 4 0 0 0
  Murphy rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 1 1 1
Webster lf,rf 4 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 0 0
Law 3b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Wrona c 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Girardi c 2 0 0 0
  Varsho ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Kilgus p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 1
Philadelphia 400 000 3018151
Chicago 001 000 020353
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ontiveros  W (1-0) 8.0 5 3 1 1 5
  Bedrosian   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kilgus  L (0-1) 7.0 10 7 3 4 2
  Pico   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Williams   1.0 5 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
4
4
4

  E–Schmidt (1), Law (1), Girardi (2), Kilgus (1).  2B–Philadelphia Schmidt (1,off Kilgus), Chicago Webster (1,off Ontiveros).  HR–Philadelphia James (1,7th inning off Kilgus 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Walton (1,3rd inning off Ontiveros 0 on, 2 out).  SF–James (1,off Kilgus).  SB–Dernier (1,2nd base off Kilgus/Girardi); Dunston (1,2nd base off Ontiveros/Lake).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:33.  A–6,364.
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