San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
September 8, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1989 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 0 1 0
Thompson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Laga ph 1 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Weaver rf 4 1 1 0
Kennedy c 3 0 2 1
  Benjamin pr,ss 0 1 0 0
  Sheridan ph 1 0 0 0
Uribe ss 2 0 1 0
  Riles ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Robinson p 2 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 1
  Brenly c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 2
Bass lf 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 0
Biggio c 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 1 1 1
Portugal p 2 1 2 1
  Darwin p 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 5 7 5
San Francisco 000 000 200270
Houston 003 010 10x570
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  L (12-10) 5.0 4 4 4 0 2
  Brantley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Camacho   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (4-1) 6.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Darwin  SV (5) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco Weaver (3,off Portugal); Kennedy (14,off Portugal), Houston Caminiti (28,off Lefferts).  HR–Houston Lombardozzi (1,3rd inning off Robinson 0 on, 1 out); Ramirez (6,3rd inning off Robinson 1 on, 2 out); Portugal (1,5th inning off Robinson 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Lombardozzi (1,by Lefferts).  WP–Lefferts (4), Camacho (2).  IBB–Lefferts (5,Lombardozzi).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:25.  A–24,405.
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