Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 27, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf,rf 5 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 2
Palmeiro lf 4 1 2 1
  Dernier ph,cf 1 1 1 1
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Durham 1b 1 0 1 0
Dayett rf,lf 3 0 1 1
Francona 1b 3 0 1 0
  Trillo ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Martin c 4 0 1 0
Eckersley p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 1 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 5 1 1 0
Herr 2b 5 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf,1b,rf 4 1 1 1
Laga 1b 3 0 0 0
  Coleman lf 0 1 0 0
Morris lf,rf 3 0 0 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle 1b 1 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 3 2
LaValliere c 5 0 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
  Ford rf 1 0 1 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Chicago 000 000 100 45100
St. Louis 000 001 000 2371
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley   6.0 3 1 1 3 4
  DiPino   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lynch  W (6-5) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Smith   1.0 1 2 2 3 0
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
7
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   8.2 6 1 1 1 2
  Earley   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Soff  L (4-1) 0.2 2 3 2 0 0
  Perry   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
5
4
2
2

  E–Soff (1).  2B–Chicago Martin (1,off Forsch); Bosley (4,off Soff), St. Louis McGee (21,off Eckersley); Van Slyke (23,off Eckersley); Ford (15,off Lynch).  3B–Chicago Sandberg (5,off Soff).  HR–Chicago Palmeiro (3,7th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dayett (2,off Perry).  SH–Forsch 2 (11,off Eckersley,off DiPino).  SB–Palmeiro (1,2nd base off Forsch/LaValliere); Smith (31,2nd base off Smith/Martin).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:08.  A–31,968.
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