National League Sunday results show several high scoring games
Chicago defeated St. Louis 4 to 1 while San Francisco beat Houston 5 to 3. Los Angeles routed San Diego 14 to 8 in a busy day of NL action.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1989
Page
6
Chicago defeated St. Louis 4 to 1 while San Francisco beat Houston 5 to 3. Los Angeles routed San Diego 14 to 8 in a busy day of NL action.
The summary lists top batting averages and runs with WClark San Francisco leading batting at .341 and 98 runs, Towyn n San Diego second in average at .339 with 182 hits, plus other leaders including Guerrero St Louis and Sandberg Chicago. Also shows American League leaders Puckett Minnesota and Boggs Boston in batting and hits, with Mattingly and Yount among leaders in RBIs and runs. Highlights include 406 at bats for WClark and 116 RBIs for K Mitchell San Francisco.
The Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 6-2 as Dave Parker and Storm Davis led a 44-14 daytime run. Oakland holds a 42 game lead over Kansas City, while Toronto wins 11th of 13 as Mazzilli shines as pinch hitter with RBI in the 10th.
Ja mie Moyer pitched a six hitter for his first complete game of the season. He limited Baltimore after a six run first inning powered by Mike Stanley’s three run double. Greg Vaughn stole home during Milwaukee’s four run fifth to sweep Seattle’s series and extend Seattle’s home losing streak to 11 games. Mariners dropped to six straight losses and 20 of 24.
Lee Mazzilli lined an RBI single to left with one out in the 10th to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Cleveland Indians 5 to 4 in a dramatic extra frame. The game featured a late rally and the deciding hit came off the Indians bullpen.
Allan Anderson silenced Kansas City for six innings allowing one run and eight hits as Minnesota built a 5 run lead. Brian Harper drilled a double and three singles along with Randy Bush driving in runs to seal an 8 2 win. Anderson improved to 2 0 lifetime against the Royals in three starts.
In the 14th, Luis Rivera mishandles Brian Downing's bases loaded grounder with one out allowing Clau dell Washington to score the winning run. The Angels edge the Red Sox 2 1 after the misplay with the infield in.
Knudson pitched a two hitter for his first major league start guiding the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7 to 0 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Lou Whitaker drew a bases loaded walk for his team’s fourth walk of the inning off relief ace Bobby Thigpen. The walk forced home the decisive run as Detroit clinched a 6 5 win, finishing an 8-1 homestand for last place.
Former pitcher Bob Knepper beat his old club Houston, scattering five hits over six innings as the San Francisco Giants won 5-3. Knepper, 7-11 after a midseason release, denied any personal motive, while Pat Sheridan delivered a three run double in the first. Craig Lefferts earned his 20th save.
Pat Combs struck out eight in seven innings for his first major league victory. Montreal dropped to 8-13 in 23 of 36, with Combs improving to 1-0 in his second big league start after allowing one run over seven hits and one walk. Roger
Steve Wilson struck out 10 in five innings in relief after yesterday’s appearance as four Chicago pitchers held the Cardinals to one run. The Cubs built a lead and won 4 to 1 behind strong pitching and timely hitting.
John Smiley earned his 11th win of the season by holding New York to four hits over 8 1 3 innings at Shea Stadium. Gary Redus hit a go ahead homer in the seventh to break the tie, while Bob Kipper sealed his third save. Sid Fernandez took the loss, dropping to 11-4 on the year and 9-3 lifetime against Pittsburgh.
Ken Griffey Jr. lined a pinch hit single for Cincinnati in the ninth to beat Atlanta 5 4 after John Franco blew his seventh save in 37 chances. Franco allowed Jeff Blauser's sacrifice fly and Jody Davis' RBI single in the ninth as the Braves rally fell short. Howe kept faith saying the team could still sweep or win two of three.
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