Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 26, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1990 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf 5 1 1 1
Doran 2b 4 2 2 1
Biggio c 5 1 2 0
Davis 1b 5 2 3 5
Stubbs lf 2 0 0 0
  Candaele pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Anthony rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 2 2 0
Scott p 2 0 2 0
Totals 36 8 12 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 2 1
Smith lf 3 0 1 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 1 0 0 0
  Ramos ss 3 0 0 0
Girardi c 2 0 0 0
  Walton ph 0 0 0 0
  Wrona c 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 1 0
Boskie p 2 0 2 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Long p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Houston 110 020 0048120
Chicago 100 000 000190
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (2-5) 9.0 9 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Boskie  L (1-1) 7.0 9 4 4 2 3
  Long   2.0 3 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Doran (7,off Long), Chicago Sandberg (13,off Scott); Boskie (2,off Scott).  HR–Houston Davis 2 (9,5th inning off Boskie 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Long 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Scott 2 (3,off Boskie,off Long).  CS–Davis (2,2nd base by Boskie/Girardi); Candaele (1,2nd base by Long/Wrona).  SB–Dawson (6,2nd base off Scott/Biggio); D Smith (7,2nd base off Scott/Biggio).  BK–Boskie (2).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:31.
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