Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
May 21, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 5 0 1 0
Varsho lf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 2 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Berryhill c 4 0 1 0
Law 3b 4 1 3 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Dunston ss 2 0 0 1
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 4 1 1 1
Griffey lf 4 1 3 1
  Youngblood ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 2 2 0
Davis rf 4 0 4 3
  Roomes pr,cf 1 0 1 0
O'Neill cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 3 1 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 1
Harris 2b 3 1 1 0
Mahler p 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 7 13 6
Chicago 000 002 000281
Cincinnati 000 402 01x7130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (3-2) 3.2 8 4 4 3 2
  Wilson   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Pico   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Williams   2.0 2 1 1 3 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (6-4) 9.0 8 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6

  E–Bielecki (1).  2B–Chicago Law (6,off Mahler), Cincinnati Davis (3,off Pico).  3B–Chicago D Smith (1,off Mahler).  SH–Dunston (1,off Mahler); Mahler (2,off Bielecki).  IBB–Dunston (3,by Mahler).  SF–Reed (1,off Williams).  HBP–Reed (1,by Williams); Harris (1,by Williams).  CS–Dascenzo (1,2nd base by Mahler/Reed).  SB–Griffey (1,2nd base off Bielecki/Berryhill).  WP–Williams (2).  BK–Williams (4).  HBP–Williams 2 (3,Reed,Harris).  IBB–Mahler (2,Dunston).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:38.  A–34,128.
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