Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 14, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 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 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 2 2 1 0
Bass rf 3 2 2 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 2
Biggio c 3 0 0 2
Scott p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 4 1 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 1
Berryhill c 3 0 0 0
Stephenson lf 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson 3b 3 0 1 0
Ramos ss 3 0 0 0
Kilgus p 2 0 1 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Houston 000 030 101562
Chicago 100 000 000141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (5-2) 9.0 4 1 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
0
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kilgus  L (3-4) 6.0 5 4 4 3 4
  Pico   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Williams   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
6
4

  E–Ramirez (11), Scott (1), Pico (1).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 2.  3B–Houston Caminiti (1,off Kilgus).  HR–Houston Bass (1,9th inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Biggio (1,off Kilgus).  IBB–Young (1,by Pico).  CS–Davis (1,2nd base by Pico/Berryhill).  SB–Grace (7,2nd base off Scott/Biggio).  IBB–Pico (3,Young).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:21.  A–23,391.
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