Reds @ Cubs
August 21, 1989

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 11 0
Cubs 5 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 11 0
Cubs 5 6 0

Joe Girardi Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .210
OBP .333 .245
At Bats 2 100
Hits 0 21
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 10

Norm Charlton Season Stats

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5 1 0
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Wrigley Field - August 21, 1989
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Walk
Norm Charlton
Joe Oliver
Todd Benzinger
Ron Oester
Luis Quinones
Jeff Richardson
Joel Youngblood
Eric Davis
Rolando Roomes
Joe Girardi
Count: 3-0, 2 Outs
Count: 3-0, 2 Outs

Girardi takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Charlton spins, and has Dunston trapped. He throws to Quinones who tags Dunston for the out.
Bottom 9 The umpire calls a balk on Charlton Dunston moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dunston hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Norm Charlton now pitching. Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Scott Sanderson. McClendon hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Quinones hits a fly ball into left field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Roomes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Scotti Madison pinch hits for Rob Dibble. Madison hits a fly ball into left field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mitch Webster now playing left field. Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dawson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mitch Webster pinch hits for Darrin Jackson. Webster strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joe Oliver now catching. Joel Youngblood now playing left field. Sandberg strikes out.
Top 8 Scott Sanderson now pitching. Oester hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Joe Oliver pinch hits for Jeff Reed. Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Benzinger strikes out.
Top 8 Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Ken Griffey. Youngblood hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ramos strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rolando Roomes now playing right field. Rob Dibble now pitching. Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Quinones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Steve Wilson now pitching. Rolando Roomes pinch hits for Herm Winningham. Roomes hits a line drive into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oester tags and scores. Richardson tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Dave Collins pinch hits for Ron Robinson. Collins takes first base on ball four. Oester moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Top 7 Dean Wilkins now pitching. Domingo Ramos now playing third base. Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benzinger scores. Oester moves to second.
Top 7 Oester hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Benzinger moves to third.
Top 7 Reed hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second.
Top 7 Darrin Jackson now playing left field. Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Law hits a fly ball into right field. Winningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grace tags and scores. Dawson tags and moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dawson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Winningham who is chasing the ball. Grace reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Winningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Quinones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Winningham bunts towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Sutcliffe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Girardi. The throw from Reed and he is out, Richardson applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Girardi takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Richardson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Oester hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Benzinger hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Law hits a fly ball into right field. Winningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Griffey strikes out.
Top 4 Davis strikes out.
Top 4 Quinones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutcliffe covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quinones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 3 Winningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winningham for the out.
Top 3 Robinson strikes out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Walton hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Oester hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutcliffe covering, for the out.
Top 2 Benzinger strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffey throws the ball in to Oester who tags Dunston, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dawson scores. Law moves to third.
Bottom 1 Law takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Dawson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Griffey. Dawson reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Grace goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quinones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Walton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Griffey strikes out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Quinones strikes out.
Top 1 Winningham hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.