Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 23, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1984 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 3 2 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 1
Matthews lf 4 1 1 2
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 0
Lake c 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 1
Eckersley p 3 0 0 0
  Cotto lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 4 0 2 0
Smith O. ss 4 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 1
Smith L. lf 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 1 1 0
Green 1b 3 0 1 0
Lyons 2b 1 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Howe 2b 1 0 0 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 1
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago 200 100 010460
St. Louis 000 011 000263
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  W (9-8) 7.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Smith  SV (33) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (19-14) 8.0 6 4 3 2 6
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
2
6

  E–O Smith (11), Pendleton (13), Andujar (3).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Dernier (25,off Andujar), St. Louis Green (14,off Eckersley); O Smith (20,off Eckersley).  HR–Chicago Matthews (14,1st inning off Andujar 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Dernier (45,3rd base off Andujar/Porter); Sandberg (31,2nd base off Andujar/Porter); McGee (43,2nd base off Eckersley/Lake).  CS–Van Slyke (5,2nd base by Eckersley/Lake).  T–2:13.  A–46,083.
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