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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1990-09-16 Β· Day game Β· Busch Stadium II Β· Att: 39402 Β· 75Β°F, sunny, dry Β· Wind to LF Β· 2:38

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 3rd. Jose Nunez earned the win and Mike Bielecki picked up the save. Greg Smith went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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CHN113000210812
SLN00003010046

W: Jose Nunez   L: Ken Hill   SV: Mike Bielecki

Umpires β€” HP: Dana DeMuth Β· 1B: Eric Gregg Β· 2B: Jerry Crawford Β· 3B: Doug Harvey Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jerome Walton411010
Ryne Sandberg421010
Mark Grace322220
Dwight Smith500000
Derrick May311100
Damon Berryhill423111
Greg Smith402300
Curt Wilkerson401001
Jose Nunez100001
Hector Villanueva100000
Andre Dawson101100
Mike Bielecki100000
Doug Dascenzo100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bernard Gilkey401100
Ozzie Smith401000
Ray Lankford400001
Pedro Guerrero201021
Felix Jose400002
Craig Wilson311010
Tom Pagnozzi411000
Jose Oquendo311210
Geronimo Pena100001
Denny Walling100000
Rod Brewer110000
Milt Thompson100000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jose Nunez5.0423
Mike Bielecki4.0222

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ken Hill2.2810
Tom Niedenfuer0.1001
Ken Dayley2.0120
Tim Sherrill1.1011
Ernie Camacho0.2110
Stan Clarke2.0201

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jerome Walton: D7/F7LD
  • Ryne Sandberg: 43/G34.2-3
  • Mark Grace: S8/L8S.3-H
  • Dwight Smith: 8/F8
  • Derrick May: 5/L5

Bot 1

  • Bernard Gilkey: 7/F7S
  • Ozzie Smith: 43/G4M
  • Ray Lankford: K

Top 2

  • Damon Berryhill: D/L8XD
  • Greg Smith: WP.2-3
  • Greg Smith: S7/L6D.3-H
  • Curt Wilkerson: 6/L56
  • Jose Nunez: 14/BG1S/SH.1-2
  • Jerome Walton: 13/G1

Bot 2

  • Pedro Guerrero: K
  • Felix Jose: 3/G3
  • Craig Wilson: W
  • Tom Pagnozzi: 1/L1

Top 3

  • Ryne Sandberg: 2/P2F
  • Mark Grace: W
  • Dwight Smith: 5/P5
  • Derrick May: D7/L7L.1-H
  • Damon Berryhill: DGR/G3.2-H
  • Greg Smith: S9/L89.2-H
  • Curt Wilkerson: S5/G56.1-3;B-2(E5)
  • Jose Nunez: K

Bot 3

  • Jose Oquendo: W
  • Geronimo Pena: K
  • Bernard Gilkey: 43/G34D.1-2
  • Ozzie Smith: 6/L6

Top 4

  • Jerome Walton: W
  • Ryne Sandberg: 64(1)3/G6M/GDP
  • Mark Grace: W
  • Dwight Smith: CS2(26)

Bot 4

  • Ray Lankford: 5/P5SF
  • Pedro Guerrero: S7/G56
  • Felix Jose: 6(1)3/G6M/GDP

Top 5

  • Dwight Smith: 8/L89D
  • Derrick May: 13/G1
  • Damon Berryhill: D7/G5
  • Greg Smith: 13/G1S

Bot 5

  • Craig Wilson: S7/L56
  • Tom Pagnozzi: D/F78XD.1-3
  • Jose Oquendo: T9/G3.3-H;2-H
  • Denny Walling: 7/P7LS
  • Bernard Gilkey: 53/G56
  • Ozzie Smith: BK.3-H
  • Ozzie Smith: 31/G34

Top 6

  • Curt Wilkerson: K
  • Hector Villanueva: 8/F78D
  • Jerome Walton: 1/BL5S

Bot 6

  • Ray Lankford: 43/G4M
  • Pedro Guerrero: W
  • Felix Jose: K
  • Craig Wilson: 8/F8

Top 7

  • Ryne Sandberg: W
  • Mark Grace: E3/G34.1-2;B-1
  • Dwight Smith: 7/P7L
  • Andre Dawson: D8/F78XD.2-H;1-3
  • Damon Berryhill: I
  • Greg Smith: 7/F7LD/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Curt Wilkerson: 13/G1

Bot 7

  • Tom Pagnozzi: 9/F9D
  • Jose Oquendo: 43/G4
  • Rod Brewer: E6/P.B-2
  • Bernard Gilkey: D8/L89D.2-H(UR);BX3(864)

Top 8

  • Mike Bielecki: 8/F8
  • Jerome Walton: 7/L7LD
  • Ryne Sandberg: S7/L7S
  • Mark Grace: SB2
  • Mark Grace: D/F89XD.2-H
  • Dwight Smith: 9/F9D

Bot 8

  • Ozzie Smith: S8/L8S
  • Ray Lankford: 3/G3.1-2
  • Pedro Guerrero: W
  • Felix Jose: K
  • Craig Wilson: 9/F9

Top 9

  • Doug Dascenzo: 5/L5
  • Damon Berryhill: K
  • Greg Smith: 7/F7L

Bot 9

  • Tom Pagnozzi: 53/G5
  • Jose Oquendo: 13/G1
  • Milt Thompson: 7/F7