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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1991-07-23 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 34458 · 77°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph to RF · 3:14

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 8th. Les Lancaster earned the win and Paul Assenmacher picked up the save. Chris Sabo went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	9
CHN	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	3		8	9

W: Les Lancaster L: Randy Myers SV: Paul Assenmacher

Umpires — HP: Joe West · 1B: Mike Winters · 2B: Tom Hallion · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Doran	5	0	0	0	0	2
Hal Morris	1	2	1	0	3	0
Eric Davis	4	0	1	0	0	2
Paul O'Neill	3	0	2	1	0	1
Chris Sabo	4	2	2	3	0	1
Carmelo Martinez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Reed	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mariano Duncan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Randy Myers	2	0	0	0	0	0
Herm Winningham	1	0	0	0	0	1
Glenn Braggs	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Quinones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Hatcher	1	1	1	0	0	0
Freddie Benavides	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Oliver	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chico Walker	4	0	2	2	0	0
Mark Grace	3	1	0	0	2	1
Ryne Sandberg	4	1	1	1	1	1
Andre Dawson	4	0	2	1	0	1
George Bell	3	0	0	1	1	0
Luis Salazar	4	0	2	0	0	2
Shawon Dunston	2	1	0	0	1	0
Rick Wilkins	4	2	2	1	0	2
Les Lancaster	2	1	0	0	0	2
Doug Dascenzo	0	1	0	1	0	0
Jerome Walton	0	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Assenmacher	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Myers	5.0	5	3	6
Tim Layana	0.1	0	1	2
Norm Charlton	1.2	1	0	1
Rob Dibble	0.1	2	0	0
Jack Armstrong	0.2	1	2	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Les Lancaster	7.1	6	3	8
Paul Assenmacher	1.2	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Doran: 163/G6MS
Hal Morris: W
Eric Davis: K
Paul O'Neill: K

Bot 1

Chico Walker: 7/F78D
Mark Grace: W
Ryne Sandberg: W.1-2
Andre Dawson: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
George Bell: E5/G5.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1
Luis Salazar: K
Shawon Dunston: 63/G6S

Top 2

Chris Sabo: HR/F78XD.B-H
Carmelo Martinez: 63/G6
Jeff Reed: 43/G34
Mariano Duncan: K

Bot 2

Rick Wilkins: K
Les Lancaster: K
Chico Walker: S9/L9S
Mark Grace: SB2
Mark Grace: 7/L78D

Top 3

Randy Myers: 63/G6
Bill Doran: 7/L7M
Hal Morris: W
Eric Davis: S8/L8LS.1-3
Paul O'Neill: S6/L6D.3-H;1-2
Chris Sabo: BK.2-3;1-2
Chris Sabo: K

Bot 3

Ryne Sandberg: K
Andre Dawson: 3/P3DF
George Bell: W
Luis Salazar: S7/L7M.1-2
Shawon Dunston: 8/F8LD

Top 4

Carmelo Martinez: 6/L6
Jeff Reed: 7/F7M
Mariano Duncan: 3/P3DF

Bot 4

Rick Wilkins: S/L34
Les Lancaster: PB.1-2
Les Lancaster: 54/SH/B25.2-3
Chico Walker: 7/SF/F7D.3-H(RBI)(UR)
Mark Grace: K

Top 5

Randy Myers: 53/G56
Bill Doran: K
Hal Morris: S4/L4M
Eric Davis: K

Bot 5

Ryne Sandberg: 9/F9LM
Andre Dawson: S4/G4MD
George Bell: 8/F8LXD
Luis Salazar: K

Top 6

Paul O'Neill: S/L34
Chris Sabo: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Carmelo Martinez: S/L89S
Jeff Reed: 5/L56

Bot 6

Shawon Dunston: W
Rick Wilkins: K+SB2
Les Lancaster: SB3
Les Lancaster: K+WP.3-H(NR);B-2(E1/TH)
Chico Walker: S5/G5D.2-H(UR)
Mark Grace: PB.1-2
Mark Grace: CS3(145)
Mark Grace: 8/F8LXD

Top 7

Mariano Duncan: 63/G56
Herm Winningham: K
Bill Doran: K

Bot 7

Ryne Sandberg: 6/P7LS
Andre Dawson: K/C
George Bell: 63/G6

Top 8

Hal Morris: W
Eric Davis: 8/L8LD
Glenn Braggs: K
Chris Sabo: PB.1-2
Chris Sabo: HR/L7D.2-H;B-H
Luis Quinones: 63/G6MS

Bot 8

Luis Salazar: D7/G5D
Shawon Dunston: 13/SH/B23.2-3
Rick Wilkins: D7/L7D.3-H
Doug Dascenzo: WP.2-3
Doug Dascenzo: E1/TH1/SH/BG23.3-H(RBI);B-2
Chico Walker: 7/P56D
Mark Grace: W
Ryne Sandberg: S7/L7S.2-H(UR);1-2
Jerome Walton: W.2-3;1-2
Paul Assenmacher: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Top 9

Billy Hatcher: S6/L6MD
Freddie Benavides: S4/L4D.1-3
Joe Oliver: 54(1)3/GDP/G56.3-H(NR)
Bill Doran: 13/G13

Notes & reviews

Dawson ejected by HP umpire West for arguing called third strike; Dawson appeared to bump West during the:; Cubs manager Essian also ejected by West; after returning to dugout, Dawson threw about a dozen bats onto the field, inciting the crowd and fanse fans threw a lot of trash onto the field; Dawson was fined $1000
Reds pitcher Rob Dibble, who had just served a three-day suspension, fielded the squeeze bunt and threw the ball at the hitter; Dibble was ejected by HP umpire Joe West

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