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September 18, 1989

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Howard Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .284
OBP .250 .364
At Bats 4 521
Hits 1 148
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 37
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 35
Walks 0 69
RBI’s 1 94

Mitch Williams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 33
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Wrigley Field - September 18, 1989
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Hit by Pitch
Mitch Williams
Joe Girardi
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Luis Salazar
Shawon Dunston
Marvell Wynne
Doug Dascenzo
Andre Dawson
Howard Johnson
Juan Samuel
Gregg Jefferies
Count: 2-0, 2 Outs
Count: 2-0, 2 Outs

Johnson is hit by the pitch. Jefferies moves to third. Samuel moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Teufel scores. Jefferies moves to second.
Top 9 Jefferies hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elster scores. Teufel moves to second.
Top 9 Tim Teufel pinch hits for Don Aase. Teufel takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Elster hits a popup off the glove of Sandberg, and into shallow right field. Elster reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Lyons hits a fly ball into left field. Wynne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Don Aase now pitching. Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 8 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dascenzo hits a fly ball towards left field. McReynolds makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on McReynolds. Wynne scores.
Bottom 8 Jeff Musselman now pitching. Wynne hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Wynne reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mitch Williams now pitching. Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Samuel moves to third.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jefferies scores. Samuel moves to second.
Top 8 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jefferies moves to second.
Top 8 Jefferies hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Jeff Innis. Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Girardi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lyons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Les Lancaster now pitching. Marvell Wynne now playing left field. Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 6 McClendon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeff Innis now pitching. Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies fields it and throws to second for the out. Dascenzo scores. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 6 Grace takes first base on ball four. Varsho scores. Dascenzo moves to third. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sandberg is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There goes Dascenzo. The throw from Lyons and he is safe. Dascenzo steals second.
Bottom 6 There goes Varsho. The throw from Lyons and he is safe. Varsho steals third.
Bottom 6 Dascenzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Varsho moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gary Varsho pinch hits for Dean Wilkins. Varsho hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Girardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Doug Dascenzo now playing center field. Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Salazar hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 McClendon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Here's the throw into the infield and Jefferies commits an error. Grace is thrown out. Grace is thrown out after the base hit. Walton scores. Sandberg goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Sandberg takes first base on ball four. Walton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Wilkins fires to first and picks off Jefferies.
Top 5 Samuel strikes out.
Top 5 Jefferies hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dean Wilkins now pitching. Viola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vance Law pinch hits for Jeff Pico. Law strikes out.
Bottom 4 Girardi strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dunston hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Dawson moves to third. Salazar moves to second.
Bottom 4 Salazar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Dawson moves to second.
Bottom 4 McClendon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dawson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lyons hits a line drive towards the mound. Pico catches it and throws to first to double up Hernandez.
Top 4 Jeff Pico now pitching. Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Greg Smith pinch hits for Paul Kilgus. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Johnson strikes out.
Top 3 Samuel strikes out.
Top 3 Jefferies hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dunston strikes out.
Bottom 2 Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out. McClendon moves to second.
Bottom 2 McClendon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Viola strikes out.
Top 2 Elster hits a popup into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lyons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball towards left. McClendon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on McClendon. Hernandez moves to third.
Top 2 McReynolds hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Walton strikes out. Lyons drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Walton out.
Top 1 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Samuel. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Samuel steals second.
Top 1 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Jefferies hits a fly ball into left field. McClendon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.