Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 8, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1986 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 5 1 1 1
Thompson cf 4 1 2 2
Hayes 1b 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell c 4 1 1 1
Jeltz ss 3 1 2 0
  Gross ph 1 0 1 0
Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Schu ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 1 1 0
Walker rf,lf 2 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 0
Moreland 3b,rf 3 1 2 2
Durham 1b 3 2 1 3
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Lynch p 2 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Speier 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 6
Philadelphia 003 100 0004100
Chicago 302 010 01x791
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (2-6) 3.0 4 5 4 1 1
  Hudson   3.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Hume   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  W (5-4) 5.1 8 4 4 1 1
  Sanderson   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Smith  SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
6

  E–Moreland (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Russell (14); J Davis (10).  HR–Philadelphia Thompson (5,3rd inning off Lynch 1 on, 2 out); Russell (12,4th inning off Lynch 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Durham (17,1st inning off Maddux 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Maddux (2,off Lynch).  SF–Moreland (11,off Maddux).  CS–Redus (6,2nd base by Lynch/J Davis).  SB–Walker (4,2nd base off Maddux/Russell); Durham (8,2nd base off Hume/Russell).  BK–Maddux (2).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:32.  A–6,857.
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