Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 2, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio c 4 1 2 1
Ramirez ss 5 0 1 0
Doran 2b 2 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 0
Anthony rf 2 0 1 1
  Yelding ph 1 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 0 0
Young cf 4 0 2 0
Deshaies p 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 1 1 0 1
Quinones 3b 4 0 1 0
  Richardson 3b 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Roomes rf 4 1 1 0
Youngblood lf 2 1 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 2 1 0 0
Oliver c 4 0 2 2
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson p 2 0 1 0
  Winningham lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 30 5 8 4
Houston 000 000 110271
Cincinnati 000 300 20x581
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  L (10-5) 5.0 4 3 3 4 3
  Forsch   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Agosto   2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
5
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (1-1) 5.2 2 0 0 3 3
  Dibble   1.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Charlton   1.0 1 1 1 1 3
  Franco  SV (25) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
8

  E–Davis (8), Oliver (3).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Caminiti (22,off Dibble); Anthony (2,off Dibble), Cincinnati Roomes (11,off Deshaies); Winningham (3,off Agosto).  3B–Houston Young (3,off Robinson).  HR–Houston Biggio (8,8th inning off Charlton 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Duncan (4,by Deshaies).  SB–Hatcher (22,2nd base off Dibble/Oliver); Doran (17,2nd base off Charlton/Oliver); Roomes (6,3rd base off Deshaies/Biggio).  HBP–Deshaies (3,Duncan).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:46.  A–23,490.
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