Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 16, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1989 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 3 1 2 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 2 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 2
Davis 1b 4 1 1 1
Puhl lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Gross rf 3 0 0 0
  Hatcher lf 1 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Biggio c 3 0 0 0
Clancy p 3 0 1 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Meadows ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Abner lf 4 0 1 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 3 1 0 0
Wynne cf 4 0 2 0
Santiago c 4 0 0 1
Nelson 1b 1 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Whitson p 2 0 1 0
  Martinez ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Houston 200 100 000380
San Diego 000 000 010160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  W (5-4) 6.2 5 0 0 3 4
  Andersen   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Smith  SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  L (9-4) 7.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Grant   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Young (8,off Whitson), San Diego Templeton (10,off Clancy); Whitson (2,off Clancy).  HR–Houston Doran (6,1st inning off Whitson 1 on, 1 out); Davis (15,4th inning off Whitson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reynolds (2,off Whitson); Biggio (4,off Grant).  SB–Young (24,3rd base off Whitson/Santiago).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:28.  A–18,709.
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