Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 29, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, Chicago Cubs 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 1 0 0
Bass lf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 3 2 0 0
Wilson rf 5 0 1 0
  Yelding pr 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 2 1 0
Biggio c 3 2 1 0
Ramirez ss 5 1 3 7
Portugal p 3 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 8 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 3 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 3 1
McClendon lf 5 2 3 3
Grace 1b 4 2 2 1
Dawson rf 3 0 1 0
  Smith rf 2 0 2 3
Dunston ss 5 1 2 0
Ramos 3b 4 0 2 1
Girardi c 4 1 3 0
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Law ph 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 18 9
Houston 020 250 000 0982
Chicago 000 002 340 110181
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   6.1 9 4 4 2 4
  Meyer   1.0 4 4 2 0 0
  Darwin   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Agosto   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Smith  L (3-4) 1.1 3 1 1 3 0
Totals
9.1
18
10
8
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki   4.0 3 6 5 5 5
  Wilkins   1.0 1 3 3 2 1
  Schiraldi   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Lancaster   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher  W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
9
8
7
8

  E–Caminiti (19), Portugal (1), Dunston (16).  DP–Houston 3.  PB–Biggio 2 (7); Girardi (5).  2B–Houston Biggio (16,off Bielecki); Ramirez (18,off Bielecki); Bass (16,off Schiraldi), Chicago Dawson (15,off Portugal).  HR–Houston Ramirez (5,5th inning off Wilkins 3 on, 2 out), Chicago McClendon (11,7th inning off Portugal 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Meyer (1,off Sanderson); Ramos (5,off Smith); Sandberg (1,off Smith).  SF–D Smith (1,off Agosto).  HBP–McClendon (1,by Portugal); Walton (6,by Portugal).  IBB–Girardi (2,by Smith); Grace (11,by Smith).  WP–Bielecki (8).  BK–Meyer (1).  HBP–Portugal 2 (2,McClendon,Walton).  IBB–Smith 2 (6,Girardi,Grace).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:46.  A–25,829.
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