Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 26, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 2 2 1
Treadway 2b 5 0 2 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy rf 3 0 1 1
Evans 1b 5 0 0 0
Blauser 3b 4 2 3 2
Thomas ss 4 1 2 0
Russell c 3 0 0 0
Lilliquist p 2 0 1 1
  Valdez p 1 0 1 0
  Gregg ph 0 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 1 1 1
McClendon lf 4 1 2 1
Law 3b 4 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
Wrona c 2 0 2 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
  Girardi c 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Atlanta 101 200 0105131
Chicago 000 300 0003101
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lilliquist   3.2 6 3 3 0 1
  Valdez  W (1-2) 3.1 3 0 0 0 3
  Boever  SV (21) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (13-10) 3.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Sanderson   3.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Wilkins   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
7

  E–Russell (3), Wrona (2).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Atlanta Thomas (18,off Wilkins), Chicago Sandberg (20,off Lilliquist); Dawson (14,off Lilliquist); McClendon (10,off Lilliquist); Law (22,off Valdez).  HR–Atlanta McDowell (3,1st inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out); Blauser 2 (8,4th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Wilkins 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Murphy (6,off Sutcliffe).  IBB–Gregg (1,by Wilkins).  SH–Sutcliffe (10,off Lilliquist); Dunston (6,off Valdez).  SB–Thomas (3,2nd base off Sanderson/Wrona).  CS–Walton (7,2nd base by Valdez/Russell).  IBB–Wilkins (1,Gregg).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:59.  A–35,752.
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