Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 16, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1989 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 0 0 1
Webster lf 5 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 1 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 3 1
Law 3b 5 1 1 1
Dunston ss 3 1 0 0
Girardi c 4 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 4 0 1 2
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hayes cf 4 1 1 0
Herr 2b 5 0 2 2
James lf 5 0 3 1
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 1 0
Jordan 1b 4 0 0 0
Daulton c 3 0 0 0
Thon ss 2 0 0 0
  Ryal ph 1 1 0 0
Youmans p 1 0 0 0
  Frohwirth p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 100 130 000590
Philadelphia 100 000 002382
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (3-0) 8.1 6 3 3 5 4
  Williams  SV (6) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Youmans  L (0-2) 6.0 8 5 4 5 3
  Frohwirth   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Harris   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
6
6

  E–Jordan (1), Daulton (2).  2B–Chicago Webster (2,off Youmans); Law (1,off Youmans), Philadelphia V Hayes (5,off Sutcliffe); James (1,off Sutcliffe).  SF–Walton (1,off Youmans).  IBB–Grace (5,by Youmans); Dunston (1,by Youmans); V Hayes (1,by Sutcliffe).  SH–Youmans (1,off Sutcliffe).  SB–Dunston (2,2nd base off Youmans/Daulton); Dawson (1,3rd base off Harris/Daulton); Grace (2,2nd base off Harris/Daulton).  IBB–Sutcliffe (2,V Hayes); Youmans 2 (3,Grace,Dunston).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:58.  A–32,249.
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