St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1986 at Wrigley Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Chicago Cubs 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
  Kepshire p 0 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 1 0
Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Ownbey p 1 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 1 0 1 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  White ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 3 1 1 1
  Speier ss 1 0 0 0
Lopes 3b,lf 3 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 3 1
Moreland rf 4 1 2 1
  Dayett rf 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 1 2 1
Matthews lf 2 0 1 0
  Trillo pr,3b 1 0 1 0
Davis c 4 0 2 2
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
Sanderson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
St. Louis 000 000 000051
Chicago 100 121 01x6120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Ownbey  L (1-1) 5.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Perry   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Kepshire   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (1-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7

  E–Ownbey (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Sandberg 2 (3,off Ownbey 2); Moreland (1,off Perry).  HR–Chicago Dunston (3,5th inning off Ownbey 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Matthews (1,by Perry).  CS–Durham (1,2nd base by Ownbey/Heath).  WP–Ownbey (1).  IBB–Perry (1,Matthews).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:21.  A–11,936.
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