Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 1 1 0
Treadway 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith L. lf 5 1 2 0
Murphy rf 4 1 2 2
Evans 1b 4 1 1 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
Thomas ss 5 0 0 0
Blauser 3b 5 0 2 0
Russell c 5 0 2 1
Smith P. p 3 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Wetherby ph 0 0 0 0
  Berroa ph 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 11 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 5 2 2 1
Quinones 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 2 1 2
Griffey lf 2 1 1 0
Roomes rf 4 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 2 2
Reed c 4 0 2 0
  Richardson pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Winningham ph 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
  Sebra p 0 0 0 0
  Madison 3b 2 0 0 0
  Oliver c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Atlanta 100 120 000 04110
Cincinnati 000 002 002 1584
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   6.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Eichhorn   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Acker   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Boever  L (4-4) 1.0 3 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   6.0 10 4 3 1 0
  Birtsas   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Sebra   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Charlton   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Dibble   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco  W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
11
4
3
4
4

  E–Duncan (8), Quinones (6), Oester (3), Sebra (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Atlanta L Smith (22,off Mahler); Evans (4,off Mahler).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (12,5th inning off Mahler 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Davis (20,6th inning off P Smith 1 on, 2 out); Duncan (1,10th inning off Boever 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Berroa (1,by Charlton); Winningham (1,by Boever).  SB–McDowell (6,2nd base off Mahler/Reed); Davis 2 (11,2nd base off Boever/Russell,3rd base off Boever/Russell); Griffey (3,2nd base off Boever/Russell).  CS–Benzinger (5,Home by Boever/Russell).  IBB–Boever (2,Winningham); Charlton (4,Berroa).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:50.  A–32,531.
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