Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 28, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1990 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 2
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 1 2 0
Clark lf 4 1 1 1
  Dascenzo lf 0 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 2 0 1 1
  Wilkerson pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 2 0 0
Girardi c 4 0 2 0
Maddux p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf 4 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 1b 3 1 1 0
Stubbs lf 4 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 1
Gedman c 4 0 2 1
  Darwin pr 0 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Gullickson p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Candaele ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Chicago 000 211 001590
Houston 000 000 002281
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (12-11) 9.0 8 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Gullickson  L (8-12) 5.1 5 4 3 2 2
  Hernandez   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Schatzeder   1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
6

  E–Ramirez (20).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Caminiti (17,off Maddux).  3B–Chicago Dawson (4,off Gullickson).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (30,4th inning off Gullickson 0 on, 0 out); Clark (5,6th inning off Gullickson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Sandberg (8,off Gullickson).  HBP–Salazar (4,by Gullickson).  CS–Salazar (1,2nd base by Gullickson/Gedman).  SB–Yelding (50,2nd base off Maddux/Girardi).  HBP–Gullickson (2,Salazar).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:27.  A–12,150.
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