Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 20, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1989 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Hatcher lf 5 0 2 1
Doran 2b 5 0 1 1
Davis 1b 2 1 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 1 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 0
Biggio c 4 0 1 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Ashby ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 0 0 0
James rf 3 2 3 0
  Russell ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 1 0 0
Gant 3b 4 0 1 2
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Treadway 2b 4 0 1 0
Blauser ss 4 0 1 0
Smith Z. p 2 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Blocker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 2
Houston 000 020 020482
Atlanta 201 000 000362
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   6.0 4 3 2 1 7
  Darwin  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Agosto   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
10
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   7.0 7 2 2 1 6
  Acker   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Assenmacher  L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
7

  E–Doran (2), Caminiti (2), Gant 2 (5).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Bass (4,off Assenmacher), Atlanta James (1,off Scott).  3B–Atlanta Gant (1,off Scott).  SH–Scott (1,off Z Smith); Ramirez (2,off Acker).  CS–Young (3,2nd base by Assenmacher/Davis).  WP–Smith (1), Z Smith (1), Assenmacher (1).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:45.  A–5,568.
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