St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
October 4, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1986 at Wrigley Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 4 0 0 1
  Coleman pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 1 2 1
Herr 2b 4 0 2 0
Lindeman lf,3b 4 0 2 1
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
Knicely 1b 2 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph,rf,cf 3 1 1 1
Landrum rf 2 1 1 0
  Laga ph,1b 2 1 1 1
Manrique 3b 2 1 1 0
  Ford ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo 3b 1 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 1 2 1
Forsch p 2 0 1 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Morris lf,rf 3 1 1 1
Totals 39 7 14 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf,rf 3 2 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 1
Palmeiro lf 5 0 2 2
  Dernier cf 0 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 2 2 1
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 5 1 1 0
Davis c 3 1 2 1
Dayett rf,lf 3 1 1 2
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
Trout p 2 1 1 0
  Lynch p 1 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
St. Louis 020 012 1017140
Chicago 011 321 00x8121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (14-10) 4.0 9 7 7 3 4
  Boever   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Perry   0.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Soff   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Earley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   4.1 9 3 3 2 2
  Lynch  W (7-5) 1.2 2 2 1 1 1
  DiPino   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Sanderson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Smith  SV (31) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
5
6

  E–Palmeiro (4).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–J Davis (14).  2B–St. Louis LaValliere (9,off Lynch), Chicago Moreland (30,off Forsch); Palmeiro (3,off Forsch); Dunston (36,off Boever); J Davis (27,off Perry).  3B–St. Louis Landrum (1,off Trout).  HR–St. Louis Laga (3,7th inning off DiPino 0 on, 1 out); Van Slyke (13,9th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Dayett (3,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Smith (3,off Lynch); Dayett (3,off Forsch).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:18.  A–20,021.
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