Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
May 4, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1986 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, San Francisco Giants 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 5 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 2 1 2 1
Moreland rf 3 0 1 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
  Mumphrey lf 1 0 1 0
Dernier cf 4 0 1 0
Sutcliffe p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gladden cf 5 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown 3b 2 0 0 1
Leonard lf 3 1 1 0
Davis rf 4 0 2 0
Melvin c 4 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 1 0
Uribe ss 2 1 0 0
LaCoss p 3 0 0 0
  Woodard ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 1
Chicago 000 100 000 0151
San Francisco 010 000 000 1241
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (1-4) 9.2 4 2 2 6 9
Totals
9.2
4
2
2
6
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  W (2-0) 10.0 5 1 1 2 4
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
2
4

  E–Cey (1), Brown (2).  DP–Chicago 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Thompson (8,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (3,4th inning off LaCoss 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Moreland (1,off LaCoss); Woodard (1,off Sutcliffe).  SF–Brown (2,off Sutcliffe).  IBB–Uribe (5,by Sutcliffe); Clark (3,by Sutcliffe).  SB–Dernier (4,2nd base off LaCoss/Melvin).  IBB–Sutcliffe 2 (4,Uribe,Clark).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:57.
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