Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 25, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1989 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 2 1 1 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Wetherby ph 1 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 1 2 1
Lemke 2b 5 1 2 0
Justice rf 4 1 1 0
Denson 1b 5 0 1 1
Gant lf,cf 5 1 2 1
Whited 3b 3 0 0 0
Mizerock c 2 0 1 1
  Smith ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Richards p 1 0 0 0
  Evans ph 0 0 0 1
  Russell c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf,lf 1 1 1 0
Biggio c 4 1 1 2
Bass lf 2 1 1 0
  Young cf 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 2 1
Anthony rf 4 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 5 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 0 0
  Doran ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Cano p 1 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Davidson cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Atlanta 200 120 0005100
Houston 300 000 000371
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Richards   4.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Puleo  W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Boever   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Stanton  SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cano   4.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Schatzeder  L (4-1) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Forsch   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Agosto   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Andersen   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
6

  E–Caminiti (21).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Gant (8,off Schatzeder), Houston Davis 2 (23,off Richards,off Puleo).  HR–Houston Biggio (13,1st inning off Richards 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Richards (1,off Cano).  HBP–Justice (1,by Smith); Davis (7,by Richards).  IBB–Whited (2,by Schatzeder).  SB–McDowell (15,2nd base off Cano/Biggio); Blauser (4,2nd base off Cano/Biggio); Gant (9,2nd base off Cano/Biggio); Justice (2,2nd base off Smith/Biggio); Puhl (9,2nd base off Puleo/Russell).  HBP–Richards (1,Davis); Smith (1,Justice).  IBB–Schatzeder (6,Whited).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:13.  A–18,547.
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