Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 17, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1990 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 5 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Grace 1b 5 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 1 1 1
Smith lf 5 1 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 3 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Dascenzo lf 0 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 1 1 2
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 0
  Long p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 5 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 1 2 0
Doran 2b 2 0 2 0
Biggio c 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 5 0 0 1
Stubbs lf 3 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Yelding ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 5 2 2 0
Anthony rf 3 2 2 1
  Wilson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Portugal p 3 0 1 1
  Candaele lf 1 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 37 5 10 5
Chicago 001 210 000 00451
Houston 011 200 000 015103
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki   3.0 7 4 4 3 0
  Wilson   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Long   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Assenmacher   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Nunez  L (1-4) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.1
10
5
5
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   8.0 5 4 0 1 2
  Andersen   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Smith  W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
5
4
0
1
6

  E–Grace (4), Davis (2), Caminiti (5), Ramirez (10).  DP–Chicago 2, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Caminiti (4,off Nunez).  HR–Houston Anthony (1,2nd inning off Bielecki 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bielecki (4,off Portugal); Ramirez (3,off Nunez).  SF–Dawson (4,off Portugal); Oberkfell (1,off Nunez).  IBB–Wilson (1,by Nunez).  SB–Davis (4,2nd base off Bielecki/Girardi); Anthony (3,3rd base off Wilson/Girardi).  CS–Young (3,2nd base by Bielecki/Girardi); Doran (2,2nd base by Long/Girardi).  IBB–Nunez (2,Wilson).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:13.  A–14,644.
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