Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
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 Candlestick Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 4 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 1 1 0
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 2 2 2
Griffey lf 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 1 1 2
  Snider lf 0 0 0 0
Roomes cf 4 0 1 1
Reed c 4 0 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 1 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 2 0
Thompson 2b 4 2 2 2
Clark 1b 4 0 1 1
Mitchell lf 2 0 0 1
Riles 3b 3 0 0 0
Maldonado rf 2 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 0 0 0
  Litton ph 1 0 1 0
Uribe ss 3 1 1 0
Reuschel p 3 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Cincinnati 000 010 103580
San Francisco 100 001 200470
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   7.0 6 4 4 4 5
  Charlton  W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   8.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Lefferts   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Gossage  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
0
4

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Cincinnati Mahler (1,off Reuschel); Larkin (12,off Reuschel); Roomes (6,off Reuschel); Benzinger (10,off Lefferts), San Francisco Butler (10,off Mahler); Uribe (7,off Mahler).  HR–San Francisco Thompson (8,7th inning off Mahler 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Uribe (4,off Franco).  SF–Mitchell (3,off Mahler).  IBB–Riles (3,by Mahler).  CS–Butler (10,2nd base by Mahler/Reed).  WP–Mahler (4).  IBB–Mahler (6,Riles).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:15.  A–23,986.
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