Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
September 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1986 at Wrigley Field. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 10, Chicago Cubs 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Candaele 2b,3b 5 1 1 0
Webster cf 5 1 2 0
Raines lf 4 2 3 0
Dawson rf 5 1 3 2
Galarraga 1b 5 1 2 2
Foley 3b 3 1 2 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 1 2
  Newman 2b 0 0 0 0
Rivera ss 3 1 1 0
  McGaffigan p 1 0 0 0
Hunt c 5 1 1 1
Martinez p 2 1 2 2
  St. Claire p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzales ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 18 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 5 0 2 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 1 0
Durham 1b 4 1 1 1
Davis J. c 4 1 1 3
Dayett rf 4 1 3 1
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Maddux p 1 0 1 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis R. p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Montreal 220 200 01310180
Chicago 000 400 0015110
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   3.0 7 4 4 0 3
  St. Claire  W (2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
  McGaffigan  SV (2) 3.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (1-4) 3.1 9 6 6 3 1
  Gumpert   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lynch   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Davis   2.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Hoffman   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
10
10
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Hunt (2).  2B–Montreal Martinez (2,off Maddux); Dawson (27,off Maddux); Wohlford (4,off Hoffman), Chicago Durham (18,off Martinez).  HR–Montreal Hunt (1,8th inning off R Davis 0 on, 0 out), Chicago J Davis (18,4th inning off Martinez 2 on, 0 out); Dayett (1,9th inning off McGaffigan 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Foley (5,by Maddux); Raines (9,by Maddux).  SB–Raines (63,2nd base off Maddux/J Davis).  CS–Galarraga (5,2nd base by Maddux/J Davis); Webster (15,2nd base by Lynch/J Davis); Walker (4,2nd base by McGaffigan/Hunt).  WP–Hoffman (5).  IBB–Maddux 2 (2,Foley,Raines).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:07.  A–4,684.
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