Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 12, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1986 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker rf 5 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 6 1 2 0
Matthews lf 2 2 2 0
  Palmeiro lf 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 0 0 0 1
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
Moreland c 6 2 3 2
Durham 1b 5 1 1 0
Trillo 3b 5 1 4 3
Dunston ss 4 1 2 3
Dernier cf 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Eckersley p 2 0 1 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Lynch p 1 0 0 0
  Dayett lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 9 17 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 5 1 1 0
Bonilla rf 5 1 3 1
Ray 2b 5 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 1
Diaz lf 4 0 1 0
  Almon pr,lf 1 2 1 0
Pena T. c 5 1 1 0
Morrison 3b 4 2 4 4
Belliard ss 3 1 1 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 1 1
  Washington pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Kipper p 1 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Pena H. p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 7
Chicago 000 320 200 29171
Pittsburgh 220 200 010 18141
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley   4.1 8 6 5 1 2
  Hoffman   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lynch   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Smith   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  DiPino  W (3-7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert  SV (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
14
8
7
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper   4.1 10 5 5 1 1
  Bielecki   1.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Pena   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones   1.1 3 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Robinson  L (2-4) 1.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Smiley   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
17
9
9
5
3

  E–Matthews (8), Morrison (20).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Chicago Trillo 2 (9,off Kipper 2); Matthews (16,off Kipper); Moreland 2 (27,off Bielecki,off Robinson), Pittsburgh Bream (32,off Eckersley); Belliard (5,off Eckersley); Morrison (27,off Lynch).  3B–Chicago Sandberg (4,off Jones), Pittsburgh Bonilla (2,off Eckersley).  HR–Chicago Dunston (16,4th inning off Kipper 2 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Morrison 2 (20,2nd inning off Eckersley 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Eckersley 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Mumphrey (3,off Robinson).  SH–Kipper (2,off Eckersley).  IBB–Morrison (4,by Lynch).  SB–Sandberg (29,2nd base off Robinson/T Pena); Bream 2 (13,3rd base off Eckersley/Moreland,2nd base off Eckersley/Moreland); Bonilla (3,2nd base off Eckersley/Moreland).  CS–Walker (1,2nd base by Jones/T Pena); Bream (7,3rd base by Eckersley/Moreland).  IBB–Lynch (6,Morrison).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:54.  A–15,664.
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