Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 16, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 5 1 3 2
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 3 2
Berryhill c 4 1 2 0
Law 3b 5 1 1 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
Bielecki p 3 0 0 1
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Quinones 3b 4 1 1 0
Richardson ss 3 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 2 1
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 0 0
Roomes rf 3 0 0 0
Reed c 2 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 0 0
Leary p 2 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
  Winningham ph 1 0 0 0
  Roesler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Chicago 100 004 0005121
Cincinnati 000 100 000140
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  W (14-5) 8.0 3 1 1 1 8
  Wilson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Leary  L (8-10) 5.2 8 5 5 3 3
  Birtsas   2.1 3 0 0 2 3
  Roesler   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
7

  E–Wilson (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Chicago Law (17,off Leary); Walton (22,off Leary), Cincinnati Quinones (7,off Bielecki); Richardson (1,off Bielecki).  HR–Chicago Dawson (14,6th inning off Leary 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bielecki (9,off Leary); Richardson (1,off Bielecki).  HBP–Berryhill (2,by Leary).  IBB–Dunston (12,by Leary); Sandberg (4,by Birtsas).  SB–Walton (17,3rd base off Leary/Reed); Sandberg (13,2nd base off Leary/Reed).  HBP–Leary (3,Berryhill).  IBB–Leary (11,Dunston); Birtsas (6,Sandberg).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:39.  A–29,764.
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