Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 28, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 4 1 1 1
Griffey lf 3 0 1 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 1 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 0 0
Reed c 4 0 1 0
Oester 2b 3 0 1 0
Jackson p 1 0 1 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 5 0 1 1
Wilkerson 2b 5 0 2 0
Law 3b 5 1 2 0
Grace 1b 2 2 0 0
Berryhill c 4 1 1 0
McClendon lf 2 1 1 1
  Smith ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Jackson rf 3 1 1 1
Dunston ss 2 0 1 2
Bielecki p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Cincinnati 000 000 010172
Chicago 000 203 10x6110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-8) 5.0 7 5 5 4 5
  Dibble   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
6
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  W (4-2) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
5

  E–Griffey (1), Davis (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Jackson (2,off Jackson); D Smith (3,off Tekulve).  HR–Cincinnati Sabo (4,8th inning off Bielecki 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Jackson (2,off Bielecki).  SF–McClendon (1,off Jackson).  IBB–Dunston 2 (7,by Jackson,by Tekulve); Jackson (1,by Jackson).  WP–Jackson (1).  IBB–Jackson 2 (5,Dunston,Jackson); Tekulve (6,Dunston).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:18.  A–37,231.
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