Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 16, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
James rf 3 2 2 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 3 0 1 1
Evans 3b 3 0 0 1
Thomas ss 4 1 2 1
  Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Treadway 2b 3 0 2 0
Glavine p 0 0 0 0
  Puleo p 1 0 0 0
  Blocker ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Blauser ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 4 1 1 0
Ramos ss 3 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 2 2
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Berryhill c 4 0 1 0
McClendon lf 3 1 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
Law 3b 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 3 0 1 0
Sanderson p 2 0 0 0
  Varsho lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 2
Atlanta 000 011 010382
Chicago 400 000 00x480
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine  L (5-1) 0.0 4 4 3 0 0
  Puleo   4.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Acker   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Alvarez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (4-2) 6.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Schiraldi   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Williams  SV (11) 2.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
8

  E–Murphy (3), Davis (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Davis (4).  2B–Atlanta Thomas (3,off Sanderson), Chicago Berryhill (3,off Puleo).  3B–Chicago Sandberg (1,off Glavine).  HR–Atlanta Thomas (4,5th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Murphy (1,off Sanderson); Evans (1,off Williams).  HBP–James (1,by Sanderson).  SB–Law (1,2nd base off Puleo/Davis).  CS–Jackson (1,2nd base by Puleo/Davis).  WP–Puleo 2 (4).  HBP–Sanderson (1,James).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:49.  A–24,070.
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