Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 9, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1990 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, Houston Astros 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 4 0 1 0
Hatcher cf 4 0 1 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 1 0 0 0
  Griffey ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 1 3 0
Reed c 4 0 2 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
  Winningham ph 1 0 0 0
  Layana p 0 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Duncan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Biggio cf 4 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Stubbs lf 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 1 1
Anthony rf 3 1 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 2 1 0 0
Gedman c 2 0 0 0
Clancy p 2 1 1 2
  Andersen p 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Yelding cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 3
Cincinnati 001 000 000191
Houston 000 400 00x461
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (1-1) 3.2 6 4 3 3 2
  Birtsas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Layana   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Charlton   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  W (2-5) 5.2 5 1 1 2 5
  Andersen   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Agosto   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith  SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
9

  E–Mahler (1), Anthony (3).  DP–Houston 2.  HR–Houston Davis (18,4th inning off Mahler 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gedman (1,off Mahler).  SB–Ramirez (5,2nd base off Mahler/Reed).  WP–Mahler (2).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:49.  A–26,781.
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