Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 30, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1989 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 3 0 0 0
  Dascenzo cf 2 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 1 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph,2b 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 2 1 1 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 1 0
  Varsho pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
  McClendon ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Wynne rf 3 0 1 2
  Webster ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Law 3b 4 1 2 2
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 2 0 0 0
  Ramos ss 2 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 1 2 0
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Kilgus p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Salazar 3b 1 1 1 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 1
Thompson cf 5 0 2 0
Guerrero 1b 3 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 0
  Costello p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Lindeman 1b 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 1 2 0
Morris rf 2 0 0 0
  Brunansky ph,rf 2 1 0 0
Pena c 5 1 3 0
DeLeon p 2 0 0 0
  Zeile ph 1 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Walling 3b 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Totals 38 4 11 2
Chicago 200 001 0126122
St. Louis 000 001 0304111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Kilgus   4.2 5 1 0 1 3
  Wilkins   0.1 0 2 1 3 1
  Williams   0.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Pico  W (3-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lancaster  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
2
6
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon   6.0 6 3 3 1 5
  Power   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  DiPino   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Costello  L (5-4) 0.2 3 2 1 0 0
  Dayley   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Terry   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
2
7

  E–Law (13), Kilgus (2), Wilson (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Girardi 2 (10,off DeLeon,off Costello); Dawson (18,off DiPino), St. Louis Pena (17,off Sanderson).  3B–Chicago Wynne (2,off DeLeon).  HR–Chicago Law (7,6th inning off DeLeon 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–McClendon (3,by DiPino).  SB–Smith (29,2nd base off Kilgus/Girardi).  IBB–DiPino (7,McClendon).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:10.  A–43,570.
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