Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
August 11, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1989 at Astrodome. 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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Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 5 2 2 0
Quinones 3b 5 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 3 3 3
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
  Winningham lf 1 0 0 0
Roomes rf 5 0 1 2
Benzinger 1b 5 1 1 0
Reed c 4 0 3 0
Oester 2b 3 0 2 0
Leary p 4 0 1 1
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio c 2 1 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Bass rf 4 0 2 1
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 3 0 0 0
Young cf 4 0 1 0
Rhoden p 2 0 2 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati 001 100 2026130
Houston 000 000 010161
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Leary  W (8-9) 7.1 6 1 1 3 6
  Dibble  SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (1-4) 7.0 9 4 4 1 7
  Agosto   2.0 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
10

  E–Agosto (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Reed (11,off Rhoden).  HR–Cincinnati Davis 2 (25,3rd inning off Rhoden 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Rhoden 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Oester (4,by Rhoden); Davis (7,by Agosto).  SB–Duncan 2 (7,2nd base off Rhoden/Biggio,3rd base off Agosto/Biggio); Davis (12,2nd base off Agosto/Biggio); Roomes (7,2nd base off Agosto/Biggio); Bass (10,2nd base off Leary/Reed).  WP–Leary (8), Dibble (3).  IBB–Rhoden (4,Oester); Agosto (9,Davis).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:43.  A–36,044.
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