Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 13, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 3 0 2 1
Hatcher lf 4 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0
Biggio c 3 0 0 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 2 0 0 0
Berryhill c 4 0 2 0
Law 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
Webster lf 3 0 1 0
  Smith lf 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Houston 000 000 010132
Chicago 000 000 000031
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (2-5) 7.0 3 0 0 5 1
  Andersen   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Smith  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
6
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (1-5) 9.0 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
3

  E–Caminiti (4), Ramirez (10), Law (3).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Ramirez (3,off Maddux), Chicago Berryhill (2,off Knepper).  SH–Maddux (1,off Knepper).  SB–Doran (4,2nd base off Maddux/Berryhill); Dunston 2 (9,2nd base off Knepper/Biggio,3rd base off Knepper/Biggio).  CS–Puhl (2,3rd base by Maddux/Berryhill).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:23.  A–27,775.
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