Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 23, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1990 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Harris 3b 5 1 3 0
Javier cf 3 1 1 1
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 0
  Murray ph 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez rf,lf 0 0 0 0
Daniels lf 4 1 1 3
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Hartley p 0 0 0 0
  Brooks rf 0 0 0 0
Scioscia c 4 0 2 0
Sharperson 1b 4 0 1 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Belcher p 2 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 1 1 0
  Shelby lf 1 0 1 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 5 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 1 1 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 0 0
  Dunston ss 0 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 1 1 1
  Dascenzo pr,lf,rf 1 1 0 0
Salazar 3b,lf 2 0 0 0
Ramos ss,3b 4 0 4 2
Girardi c 4 0 0 0
Harkey p 3 0 1 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Long p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Los Angeles 000 000 0404111
Chicago 010 002 000380
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (4-3) 7.0 7 3 1 1 2
  Perry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Howell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hartley   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Aase  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey   7.2 6 3 3 1 3
  Assenmacher  L (1-1) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Long   1.1 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
4

  E–Sharperson (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Harris (3,off Harkey), Chicago Sandberg (12,off Belcher).  HR–Los Angeles Daniels (8,8th inning off Assenmacher 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Clark (1,2nd inning off Belcher 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Scioscia (1,3rd base off Long/Girardi); Sharperson (4,2nd base off Long/Girardi).  CS–Harris (2,2nd base by Long/Girardi).  WP–Belcher (3).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:51.  A–23,963.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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