Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 21, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1990 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati Reds 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 1
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 0 1 0
  Villanueva ph 1 0 0 0
  Wynne cf 0 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 3 0 0 0
  Pavlas p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 2 0
Ramos ss 4 0 2 0
Girardi c 3 0 0 0
Harkey p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 5 3 4 0
Larkin ss 5 1 2 2
Morris 1b 5 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 3 1 1 0
Braggs lf 5 1 1 3
Sabo 3b 3 2 0 0
Reed c 3 0 1 0
  Winningham pr 0 0 0 0
  Oliver c 1 0 1 1
Duncan 2b 3 0 1 1
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 7
Chicago 001 000 000184
Cincinnati 001 120 22x8120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey  L (12-6) 5.1 8 4 4 4 2
  Pavlas   1.2 4 4 2 1 1
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
6
6
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (5-5) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Myers   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
4

  E–D Smith (2), Ramos 2 (7), Wilkerson (12).  DP–Chicago 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Hatcher 4 (24,off Harkey 3,off Pavlas); Morris (10,off Pavlas); Oliver (17,off Pavlas).  3B–Cincinnati Duncan (9,off Harkey).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (29,3rd inning off Mahler 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Duncan (7,Home by Harkey/Girardi).  WP–Harkey (7), Pavlas 2 (2), Williams 2 (4).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:42.  A–22,759.
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