Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 7, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 2 1 0 0
  Lopes pr 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 2
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 0 0
Speier 3b 3 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Dernier cf 3 0 1 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  Cey ph 0 0 0 0
  Francona pr 0 0 0 0
  Fontenot p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 2 1
McGee cf 4 1 2 1
Van Slyke rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
Herr 2b 3 0 1 1
LaValliere c 2 0 0 0
Smith ss 2 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 1 1 0
Tudor p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 8 3
Chicago 000 200 000220
St. Louis 001 001 10x380
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (4-7) 7.0 7 3 3 1 3
  Fontenot   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor  W (6-3) 9.0 2 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Dernier (7,off Tudor).  3B–St. Louis Coleman (6,off Sutcliffe); Clark (2,off Sutcliffe); McGee (5,off Fontenot).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (7,4th inning off Tudor 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis McGee (3,6th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Tudor (7,off Sutcliffe); LaValliere (4,off Sutcliffe).  IBB–Smith (7,by Sutcliffe).  IBB–Sutcliffe (6,Smith).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:11.  A–42,151.
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