Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
May 3, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1989 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0
Webster lf 4 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 2 2 0
Dawson rf 4 2 2 3
Grace 1b 4 0 1 1
Law 3b 3 1 1 1
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho lf 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Wrona c 3 0 0 0
Kilgus p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 1 2 1
  Flannery ph 0 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0
Gwynn cf 5 1 1 2
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Martinez lf 4 0 2 1
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Kruk rf 3 1 2 0
Green ss 4 0 1 0
Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 1 1 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Ready ph 1 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 0 0 0 0
  Parent ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Chicago 010 202 000570
San Diego 000 031 0004100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kilgus  W (3-2) 5.0 9 4 4 3 2
  Schiraldi   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Williams  SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   5.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Grant  L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2
  Leiper   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Harris   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Wrona (1).  2B–San Diego Green (2,off Kilgus).  3B–Chicago Dawson (2,off Grant), San Diego Gwynn (3,off Kilgus).  HR–Chicago Law (1,2nd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 2 out); Dawson (3,4th inning off Rasmussen 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Sandberg (1,by Grant).  SH–Salazar (2,off Williams).  SB–Grace (5,2nd base off Grant/Santiago); Gwynn (10,2nd base off Kilgus/Wrona).  BK–Williams (2).  HBP–Grant (3,Sandberg).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:31.  A–20,403.
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