Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 0, Chicago Cubs 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 2 0 0 0
  Hudler ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Huson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Garcia ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 4 0 1 0
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
Aldrete rf 2 0 0 0
  Santovenia ph 1 0 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 0 1 0
Owen ss 3 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 2
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 1 1 1 0
Dawson rf 3 0 1 0
Berryhill c 3 0 1 1
Law 3b 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
Sutcliffe p 3 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Montreal 000 000 000040
Chicago 012 000 00x360
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (9-6) 7.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Thompson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (12-9) 7.0 1 0 0 4 5
  Williams  SV (29) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Montreal Fitzgerald (14,off Williams).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (19,3rd inning off B Smith 1 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:43.  A–39,009.
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