Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
September 3, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1989 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 1 2 1
Dawson rf 4 2 2 3
Salazar 3b 4 0 2 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Wrona c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 0
  Kilgus p 0 0 0 0
  Law ph 1 0 0 0
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon c 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 1 2 0
Treadway 2b 4 2 2 1
Smith L. lf 4 1 0 0
Murphy rf 5 2 2 2
Evans 1b 3 1 2 2
Blauser 3b 4 0 3 3
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Russell c 3 0 0 0
Smith P. p 3 1 1 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Berroa ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Chicago 100 301 000591
Atlanta 300 500 00x8131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (14-6) 3.1 8 6 6 3 2
  Sanderson   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Wilson   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Pico   2.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Kilgus   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
4
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (5-13) 6.0 7 5 5 1 7
  Eichhorn   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Castillo   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Boever   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Stanton  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
9

  E–Dawson (3), Thomas (25).  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Treadway (16,off Bielecki); McDowell 2 (13,off Bielecki 2).  HR–Chicago Dawson 2 (17,4th inning off P Smith 1 on, 1 out,6th inning off P Smith 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Grace (6,2nd base by P Smith/Russell).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:42.  A–25,189.
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