Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Reynolds ss 3 2 2 0
  Thon ph,ss 2 1 1 3
Walling 3b 5 2 3 2
Driessen 1b 5 0 1 1
Bass rf 4 1 2 1
  Gainey rf 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 1
  Walker cf 1 0 0 0
Ashby c 5 0 0 0
Pankovits 2b 3 1 2 0
Scott p 4 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 3 0 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 1 0
Davis c 3 1 1 1
Speier 3b 4 1 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 1
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Houston 302 003 0008141
Chicago 000 020 000242
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (15-9) 7.0 3 2 2 3 12
  Lopez   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
15
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  L (7-11) 5.0 9 5 5 0 3
  Hoffman   2.0 4 3 3 2 1
  DiPino   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
2
5

  E–Reynolds (7), Sandberg (5), Matthews (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (17,off Sanderson); Driessen (3,off Sanderson); Pankovits (4,off Hoffman), Chicago Dunston (31,off Scott).  3B–Houston Hatcher (3,off DiPino).  HR–Houston Walling (12,1st inning off Sanderson 1 on, 1 out); Thon (3,6th inning off Hoffman 2 on, 2 out), Chicago J Davis (17,5th inning off Scott 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bass (3,off Sanderson).  IBB–Hatcher (1,by Hoffman); Pankovits (1,by Hoffman).  WP–Scott (3), Sanderson (3), Hoffman (4).  IBB–Hoffman 2 (7,Hatcher,Pankovits).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:48.  A–7,051.
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