Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 30, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 1 4 3
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Bass lf 4 0 1 1
Wilson rf 3 1 0 1
Spilman 1b 4 2 2 1
Ramirez ss 5 2 3 0
Reynolds 3b 3 0 0 0
Trevino c 5 1 1 1
Scott p 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 8 13 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 1
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Grace 1b 4 1 1 2
McClendon lf,c 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
Ramos 3b 3 0 0 0
Wrona c 2 0 0 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 1 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 4 4
Houston 101 320 0018130
Chicago 100 100 002440
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (18-7) 9.0 4 4 4 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
4
4
1
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (13-11) 3.1 8 5 5 2 1
  Sanderson   2.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Wilkins   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Williams   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Doran (23,off Sutcliffe); Ramirez (19,off Sanderson); Spilman (2,off Williams).  HR–Chicago D Smith (8,1st inning off Scott 0 on, 2 out); Sandberg (26,4th inning off Scott 0 on, 0 out); Grace (13,9th inning off Scott 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Wilson (6,off Sutcliffe).  IBB–Reynolds (5,by Sanderson).  CS–Young (21,2nd base by Sutcliffe/Wrona).  WP–Sutcliffe 2 (10), Sanderson (1).  BK–Sutcliffe (5).  IBB–Sanderson (4,Reynolds).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:54.  A–37,218.
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