Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 9, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1990 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 0, Chicago Cubs 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 0 1 0
Treadway 2b 2 0 1 0
Gant lf 2 0 0 0
Murphy rf 2 0 1 0
Whitt c 2 0 0 0
Lemke 3b 2 0 0 0
Bell 1b 2 0 0 0
Blauser ss 1 0 1 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
Totals 18 0 4 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 2 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 2 1 1 2
Grace 1b 2 0 0 0
Dawson rf 2 0 0 0
Smith lf 2 0 1 0
Wilkerson 3b 2 1 2 0
Ramos ss 2 1 1 2
Wrona c 2 0 0 0
Lancaster p 1 0 0 0
Totals 17 4 6 4
Atlanta 000 00040
Chicago 002 2x461
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (2-2) 4.0 6 4 4 0 2
Totals
4.0
6
4
4
0
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster  W (2-1) 5.0 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
5.0
4
0
0
0
2

  E–Wilkerson (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Atlanta Blauser (1,off Lancaster).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (4,3rd inning off P Smith 1 on, 2 out); Ramos (1,4th inning off P Smith 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Blauser (1,by Lancaster).  CS–McDowell (2,2nd base by Lancaster/Wrona); D Smith (2,2nd base by P Smith/Whitt).  BK–P Smith (1).  HBP–Lancaster (1,Blauser).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–1:14.  A–14,266.
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