Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 20, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1989 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 6 1 1 0
Herr 2b 4 3 3 1
Kruk lf 5 1 2 1
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 4 1 3 2
Hayes V. rf 4 1 2 4
Thon ss 4 0 1 1
Hayes C. 3b 5 1 1 0
Daulton c 5 0 5 0
Combs p 1 0 0 0
  O'Neal p 1 1 0 0
  Carman p 1 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Frohwirth p 0 0 0 0
  Dernier lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 18 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 4 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 6 1 4 1
Grace 1b 6 2 2 0
Dawson rf 4 2 2 3
McClendon lf 3 1 1 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Kilgus p 0 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 5 0 4 2
Dunston ss 4 0 1 1
Wrona c 4 1 1 0
  Webster ph 1 1 1 0
Sutcliffe p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos ph 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 1 0
  Smith lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 18 8
Philadelphia 310 302 0009181
Chicago 310 300 0018180
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Combs   2.2 9 4 4 0 0
  O'Neal   0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Carman  W (5-15) 2.2 3 0 0 3 0
  Frohwirth   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  McDowell  SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
8
8
4
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   1.2 6 4 4 0 3
  Wilkins   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   0.2 3 3 3 2 0
  Sanderson   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Lancaster  L (3-2) 3.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Kilgus   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
9
9
5
8

  E–Thon (16).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Chicago 2.  PB–Wrona (2).  2B–Philadelphia Jordan (20,off Wilkins); Daulton (11,off Lancaster), Chicago Salazar (12,off Combs).  3B–Chicago Webster (4,off Frohwirth).  HR–Philadelphia V Hayes (24,1st inning off Sutcliffe 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Frohwirth (1,off Kilgus); Wilkins (1,off Combs).  SF–Jordan (7,off Assenmacher); Dunston (4,off Carman).  IBB–Herr (2,by Assenmacher); Dawson (12,by Carman).  SB–V Hayes (28,2nd base off Sanderson/Wrona).  IBB–Carman (6,Dawson); Assenmacher (8,Herr).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:49.  A–21,620.
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