Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 26, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1989 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant cf 4 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Denson 1b 3 0 0 0
  McDowell pr 0 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 0 0
Whited 3b 3 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
Russell c 3 1 2 1
Greene p 3 1 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding ss 4 0 1 0
Biggio cf 4 0 1 0
Puhl lf 1 0 0 0
  Davidson lf 3 1 2 0
Davis 1b 4 0 2 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 1
Anthony rf 2 1 1 1
Trevino c 4 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 1 0 0
Deshaies p 2 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 1 1
  Bass pr 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Atlanta 000 002 000240
Houston 010 100 10x381
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Greene  L (1-2) 7.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Henry   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (14-10) 7.0 4 2 1 1 5
  Darwin  SV (7) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
2
8

  E–Caminiti (22).  2B–Houston Davidson (2,off Greene); Davis (24,off Greene); Spilman (3,off Greene).  HR–Atlanta Russell (2,6th inning off Deshaies 0 on, 0 out), Houston Anthony (4,2nd inning off Greene 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Murphy (10,by Deshaies); Anthony (2,by Henry).  CS–Yelding (5,2nd base by Greene/Russell).  IBB–Henry (1,Anthony); Deshaies (8,Murphy).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:25.  A–13,063.
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