Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 1, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1986 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 4 1 1 0
  Lopes cf 0 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 3 1 0 0
  Thon ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Walling 3b 5 1 1 2
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 0
Bass rf 3 1 2 2
Cruz lf 4 1 2 1
Ashby c 3 0 1 1
Pankovits 2b 4 0 1 0
Darwin p 2 0 0 0
  Garner ph 1 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Davis R. p 0 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 1
Matthews lf 2 0 0 0
Moreland rf 5 0 2 1
Durham 1b 5 1 3 1
Davis J. c 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 1 0
Lynch p 2 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Houston 000 004 0206100
Chicago 000 020 011492
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  W (1-1) 6.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Kerfeld   2.0 2 2 1 4 2
  Smith  SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
6
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  L (4-4) 5.2 7 4 4 1 4
  Gumpert   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  DiPino   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Davis   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Trout   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
6

  E–Mumphrey (3), Dunston (28).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 3.  PB–Ashby (6); J Davis (9).  2B–Houston Pankovits (3,off Lynch); Walling (17,off Lynch); Bass (23,off DiPino).  HR–Houston Cruz (6,6th inning off Lynch 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Durham (14,8th inning off Kerfeld 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bass (2,off Lynch); Sandberg (6,off Darwin).  SB–Durham (7,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby); Sandberg (24,2nd base off Kerfeld/Ashby).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:01.  A–25,547.
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