Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
April 24, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1986 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 7

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 0 2 0
Webster cf 5 0 0 0
Dawson rf 5 0 2 0
Thompson 1b 2 1 1 0
Brooks ss 5 1 1 2
Wallach 3b 3 1 1 0
Law 2b 3 1 1 0
  Riley p 0 0 0 0
  Krenchicki ph 1 0 1 1
Bilardello c 4 1 1 2
  Galarraga ph 1 0 0 0
Smith p 3 0 0 0
  Newman 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 5 0 1 0
Trillo 3b 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 1 2 1
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 4 2 3 2
Davis c 3 1 1 0
Dernier cf 3 1 0 1
Sutcliffe p 3 1 1 3
  Baller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Montreal 000 200 2015102
Chicago 201 004 00x7100
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (1-2) 6.0 9 7 6 2 1
  Riley   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (1-3) 6.1 7 4 4 6 8
  Baller  SV (1) 2.2 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
10

  E–Thompson (2), Smith (2).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Dawson (2,off Sutcliffe); Law (2,off Baller); Raines (3,off Baller), Chicago Trillo (1,off Smith); J Davis (3,off Smith).  HR–Montreal Bilardello (2,4th inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 1 out); Brooks (2,7th inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Mumphrey (1,3rd inning off Smith 0 on, 2 out); Sutcliffe (1,6th inning off Smith 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Dernier (2,off Smith).  IBB–J Davis (1,by Riley).  SB–Raines (4,2nd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis); Wallach (1,2nd base off Baller/J Davis); Dunston (1,2nd base off Smith/Bilardello).  WP–Sutcliffe 3 (4).  IBB–Riley (2,J Davis).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:50.  A–11,800.
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