St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1990 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals 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

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hudler rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Smith O. ss 4 1 2 1
McGee cf 4 1 3 1
Guerrero 1b 4 0 1 0
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0
  Thompson rf 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 1 0
Oquendo 2b 2 1 0 0
Hill p 2 0 1 0
  Smith L. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 11 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 1 1 1
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson 3b 3 0 0 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
Girardi c 3 0 1 0
Dickson p 1 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
St. Louis 002 001 0003111
Chicago 000 000 001150
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  W (3-1) 8.0 4 1 1 1 5
  Smith  SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L (0-1) 6.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Pico   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Lancaster   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
5

  E–O Smith (10).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–St. Louis O Smith (16,off Dickson); Hudler (8,off Dickson).  HR–Chicago Walton (1,9th inning off Hill 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hill (1,off Dickson).  CS–Hudler 2 (7,2nd base by Dickson/Girardi,3rd base by Dickson/Girardi); McGee (8,2nd base by Pico/Girardi); Sandberg (3,2nd base by Hill/Pagnozzi).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:34.  A–36,328.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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