Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 29, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 1 1 0
Biggio lf 4 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 3 1
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Nichols c 4 0 1 1
Rhoden p 2 0 0 0
  Lombardozzi ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Winningham cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Quinones 3b,ss 4 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 1 0
Benzinger 1b 3 1 2 0
Oliver c 3 0 1 2
Roomes lf 2 1 1 0
  Larkin ph 0 0 0 1
  Madison 3b 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 2 0
Richardson ss 2 0 0 1
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Browning p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Davis cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Houston 100 110 0003112
Cincinnati 200 100 01x480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   5.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Meyer  L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Darwin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning   7.0 11 3 3 1 1
  Dibble  W (10-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco  SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
3

  E–Biggio (9), Wilson (6).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Caminiti (29,off Browning); Davis (26,off Browning); Doran (25,off Browning).  IBB–Davis (14,by Browning); Benzinger (12,by Rhoden).  SH–Browning (14,off Rhoden).  SF–Richardson (1,off Rhoden); Larkin (8,off Darwin).  HBP–Oliver (1,by Meyer).  HBP–Meyer (1,Oliver).  IBB–Rhoden (8,Benzinger); Browning (10,Davis).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:18.  A–17,342.
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