Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 26, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1989 at Wrigley Field. 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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Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 4 1 2 1
Harris 2b 5 0 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
Larkin ss 6 2 1 0
Davis lf 5 1 2 1
  Winningham lf 1 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 3 2 4
O'Neill rf 6 1 1 0
Roomes cf 6 1 3 3
Diaz c 6 1 2 1
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 1 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 1 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Oester ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 49 10 16 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 6 1 1 0
Varsho lf 6 1 1 1
Sandberg 2b 5 0 1 1
Grace 1b 6 2 3 1
Berryhill c 6 2 2 2
Smith rf 2 1 1 0
  Jackson ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Law 3b 5 0 2 3
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon ph 1 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 1 0 0 0
Kilgus p 2 0 0 0
  Ramos ss 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 49 8 11 8
Cincinnati 200 004 200 00210163
Chicago 402 100 001 0008112
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   3.2 9 7 3 0 1
  Tekulve   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Birtsas   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Charlton   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco   3.0 1 1 0 1 3
  Dibble  W (4-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 5
Totals
12.0
11
8
3
1
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kilgus   5.2 8 6 2 1 1
  Perry   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Pico   2.1 4 2 2 0 2
  Schiraldi  L (1-2) 4.0 3 2 2 2 5
Totals
12.0
16
10
6
3
8

  E–Sabo (10), Harris (5), Franco (1), Varsho (2), Dunston (8).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Cincinnati Davis (4,off Kilgus); Benzinger (4,off Kilgus); Roomes (3,off Pico), Chicago D Smith (2,off Mahler); Grace (8,off Mahler); Berryhill (5,off Mahler); Varsho (2,off Franco).  HR–Cincinnati Benzinger (3,7th inning off Pico 0 on, 2 out); Roomes (2,12th inning off Schiraldi 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Sabo (3,off Schiraldi).  SF–Benzinger (5,off Kilgus).  IBB–Sandberg (1,by Franco).  CS–Collins (1,2nd base by Kilgus/Berryhill).  SB–Varsho (2,2nd base off Mahler/Diaz); Grace (11,2nd base off Mahler/Diaz).  WP–Kilgus (1).  IBB–Franco (1,Sandberg).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–3:36.  A–33,583.
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