Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 17, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1989 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 0, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Winningham lf 4 0 1 0
Duncan ss,2b 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 0 0
Reed c 2 0 0 0
Madison 3b 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 2 0
  Roomes pr 0 0 0 0
  Richardson ss 0 0 0 0
Browning p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Biggio c 3 0 0 0
Bass lf 3 0 1 0
Davis 1b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 1
Davidson rf 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 0 0
Portugal p 3 0 1 0
Totals 26 1 4 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000050
Houston 000 010 00x140
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  L (15-12) 8.0 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
1
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (6-1) 9.0 5 0 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Oester (12,off Portugal), Houston Portugal (2,off Browning).  HR–Houston Caminiti (10,5th inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Davis (6,by Browning).  SB–Duncan (9,2nd base off Portugal/Biggio).  CS–Winningham (5,2nd base by Portugal/Biggio); Davis (2,2nd base by Browning/Reed).  HBP–Browning (3,Davis).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–1:49.  A–17,820.
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