Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
August 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1986 at Stade Olympique. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 2 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 1 2 0
Durham 1b 3 0 1 0
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Trillo 3b 3 1 2 1
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
Sanderson p 3 0 0 0
  Francona lf 0 0 0 1
Totals 33 2 9 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Foley 2b 4 0 1 0
Wright cf 4 0 0 0
Raines lf 3 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 1 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 1
Krenchicki 1b 4 0 1 0
Rivera ss 3 0 0 0
Bilardello c 3 0 0 0
Sebra p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Chicago 000 100 001290
Montreal 000 010 000160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   7.0 4 1 1 1 3
  Smith  W (8-7) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sebra   8.0 8 1 1 1 5
  Reardon  L (6-8) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Moreland (24,off Sebra); Durham (12,off Sebra); Trillo (7,off Reardon), Montreal Dawson (21,off Sanderson).  SH–Speier (4,off Reardon).  SF–Trillo (2,off Sebra); Francona (2,off Reardon).  IBB–Durham (13,by Sebra); Raines (7,by Sanderson).  SB–Sandberg (20,2nd base off Sebra/Bilardello); Dernier (18,2nd base off Sebra/Bilardello); Raines 2 (52,2nd base off Smith/J Davis,3rd base off Smith/J Davis).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Smith/J Davis).  IBB–Sanderson (2,Raines); Sebra (2,Durham).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:41.  A–20,272.
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