Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 5 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 2
Moreland 3b,rf 3 1 1 0
Durham 1b 3 0 1 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 1
  Owen 3b 0 0 0 0
Bosley rf,lf 3 0 1 0
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Lake c 4 0 0 0
Patterson p 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 4 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 1 1 0
Hayes cf 4 0 3 0
Schmidt 1b 4 0 0 1
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
Aguayo ss 3 0 1 0
Schu 3b 3 0 1 0
Hudson p 2 0 0 0
  Corcoran ph 1 0 0 0
  Shipanoff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Chicago 000 200 010370
Philadelphia 000 000 001160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson  W (1-0) 8.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Smith  SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (7-12) 8.0 7 3 3 3 2
  Shipanoff   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Aguayo (7,off Patterson).  3B–Philadelphia Samuel (13,off Patterson).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (24,4th inning off Hudson 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Patterson (2,off Hudson).  SB–Dernier (26,2nd base off Shipanoff/Virgil); Hayes (20,2nd base off Patterson/Lake).  T–2:25.  A–20,207.
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