Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 31, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1990 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 4 1 1 1
Morris 1b 4 1 1 0
Larkin ss 3 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 2
Sabo 3b 4 0 0 0
Reed c 2 0 1 0
Duncan 2b 2 0 0 0
Charlton p 2 0 0 0
  Benzinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Layana p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 1
Dawson rf 3 0 1 1
  Wilkerson pr 0 1 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 1 1
  Smith pr 0 1 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Dascenzo lf 2 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 0 1 1
Harkey p 1 0 1 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Long p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Cincinnati 010 002 000360
Chicago 000 101 002471
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Charlton   6.0 2 2 2 2 4
  Layana   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Myers  L (3-4) 0.1 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey   8.0 6 3 3 1 6
  Long  W (6-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
6

  E–Salazar (10).  2B–Cincinnati Reed (3,off Harkey); Morris (14,off Harkey), Chicago Dawson (23,off Myers).  SH–Larkin (2,off Harkey); Reed (5,off Harkey).  IBB–Duncan (3,by Harkey); Dascenzo (1,by Myers).  SF–Dawson (8,off Charlton).  SB–Sandberg (22,2nd base off Charlton/Reed); Walton (12,3rd base off Charlton/Reed).  WP–Charlton (9).  IBB–Myers (4,Dascenzo); Harkey (7,Duncan).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:25.  A–31,042.
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