Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 31, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1989 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves 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, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 2 0 0 1
  Webster ph 1 0 1 0
Varsho lf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Grace 1b 3 0 0 0
Berryhill c 3 0 1 0
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
Law 3b 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
Kilgus p 2 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 3b 4 1 1 1
Blauser 2b 4 0 2 1
Perry 1b 3 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 0 0
Thomas ss 3 0 1 0
Berroa rf 4 0 2 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
James lf 3 0 0 0
Smoltz p 2 1 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Justice rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 2
Chicago 101 000 000261
Atlanta 002 001 00x370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kilgus  L (4-5) 7.2 7 3 2 4 4
  Pico   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (7-3) 8.0 5 2 2 0 4
  Assenmacher   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Boever  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
5

  E–Dunston (9).  DP–Atlanta 3.  2B–Atlanta Gant (5,off Kilgus); Blauser 2 (9,off Kilgus 2).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (4,1st inning off Smoltz 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Dascenzo (2,off Smoltz).  IBB–Thomas (2,by Kilgus); Davis (1,by Kilgus).  WP–Smoltz (4).  IBB–Kilgus 2 (2,Thomas,Davis).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–1:56.  A–7,958.
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