Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1989 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 4 0 1 0
Wilkerson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Sandberg ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Varsho lf 3 1 2 0
  Jackson ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 2 1
Berryhill c 4 0 0 0
Law 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 2 2 1
Dunston ss 3 1 1 2
Sanderson p 3 0 1 1
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0
Doran 2b 4 1 2 1
Davis 1b 4 1 1 1
Puhl lf 2 0 1 0
  Hatcher ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Bass rf 3 0 0 1
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Biggio c 2 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Yelding ph 0 0 0 0
  Meadows ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Trevino c 3 0 2 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago 020 003 0005100
Houston 000 004 000490
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (5-2) 5.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Perry   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi  SV (4) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (6-3) 5.2 9 5 5 1 5
  Schatzeder   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Andersen   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
9

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Grace (7,off Scott); D Smith (1,off Scott), Houston Trevino (1,off Schiraldi).  3B–Chicago Varsho (2,off Scott).  HR–Chicago Dunston (1,2nd inning off Scott 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Dunston (4,by Scott).  SF–Bass (3,off Perry).  SB–Dascenzo (3,2nd base off Scott/Biggio); Grace (10,2nd base off Schatzeder/Trevino).  CS–Young (7,2nd base by Sanderson/Berryhill).  IBB–Scott (2,Dunston).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:54.  A–15,665.
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