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August 20, 1989

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 9 0
Astros 4 10 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 9 0
Astros 8 11 3

Kevin Bass Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .312
OBP .500 .372
At Bats 4 199
Hits 2 62
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 1 26

Mitch Williams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 31
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Astrodome - August 20, 1989
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Home Run
Mitch Williams
Joe Girardi
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Vance Law
Shawon Dunston
Lloyd McClendon
Jerome Walton
Andre Dawson
Kevin Bass
Gerald Young
Craig Reynolds
Eric Yelding

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 9 0 8
Houston Astros 8 11 3 6
Winning Pitcher Danny Darwin
Losing Pitcher Les Lancaster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Kevin Bass
Attendance 38,624
Time of Game 3 hours 18 minutes
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Count: 1-0, 1 Out
Count: 1-0, 1 Out

End of Game

Bass hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Doran strikes out.
Bottom 9 Eric Yelding pinch runs for Rafael Ramirez. Young is hit by the pitch. Yelding moves to third. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 9 Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Danny Darwin. Andre Dawson now playing right field. Mitch Williams now pitching. Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 9 Darrin Jackson now playing right field. Ramirez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Smith hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Walton hits a fly ball into left field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McClendon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Biggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Wilson strikes out.
Top 8 Girardi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Danny Darwin now pitching. Law hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Les Lancaster now pitching. Lloyd McClendon now playing left field. Dwight Smith now playing right field. Davis strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bass strikes out.
Bottom 7 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Webster hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Steve Wilson now pitching. There goes Young. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Dunston applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Caminiti scores.
Bottom 6 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Caminiti moves to second.
Bottom 6 Caminiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Walton hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bielecki bunts towards third. Caminiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dunston strikes out.
Bottom 5 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. Young scores. Doran moves to third.
Bottom 5 Davis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Bass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doran hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Young moves to third.
Bottom 5 Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Law strikes out.
Top 5 Webster takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doran throws to second for one, and Ramirez throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Sandberg scores. Grace moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second.
Top 5 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Caminiti trying to get to home. Walton throws the ball in to Girardi who tags Caminiti who's trying to score from second, for the out. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ramirez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Caminiti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walton. Caminiti reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Biggio hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bielecki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Girardi hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bass. Girardi reaches second base with a double. Webster scores.
Top 4 Dunston strikes out. The ball gets by Biggio. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 4 Law hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bass hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Doran hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Young 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 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a popup into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bielecki moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Bielecki. The throw from Biggio and he is safe. Bielecki steals second.
Top 3 Bielecki hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Caminiti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webster who is chasing the ball. Biggio reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bielecki fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Girardi strikes out.
Top 2 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Law hits a fly ball into left field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doran for the out.
Bottom 1 Young 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 1 Webster strikes out.
Top 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Scott fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Scott. Walton moves to second.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.