San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1990 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, Chicago Cubs 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 3 1 2 0
Carter cf 4 0 3 1
Clark 1b 3 0 1 0
Lynn lf 3 0 1 1
Santiago c 4 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 3 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 0 0 0
Benes p 3 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 3 0 0 0
  Dawson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Smith rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Clark lf 3 0 1 0
  Dascenzo ph 0 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 1 1 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 2
Girardi c 3 0 1 1
Maddux p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
San Diego 000 001 010281
Chicago 010 000 002370
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   7.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Lefferts  L (1-1) 1.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.2
7
3
3
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (4-1) 9.0 8 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3

  E–Santiago (3).  DP–San Diego 1, Chicago 3.  2B–San Diego Jack Clark (3,off Maddux); Carter (4,off Maddux), Chicago Sandberg (5,off Benes).  HR–Chicago Dunston (5,9th inning off Lefferts 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gwynn (3,off Maddux); Dascenzo (2,off Lefferts).  SF–Lynn (2,off Maddux).  IBB–Jack Clark (2,by Maddux).  SB–Dunston (4,2nd base off Benes/Santiago); Sandberg (4,2nd base off Benes/Santiago); D Smith (3,2nd base off Benes/Santiago).  CS–Dunston (2,Home by Benes/Santiago).  IBB–Maddux (2,Jack Clark).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:28.
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