St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
October 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 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 1, Chicago Cubs 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 2 0 1 0
  Ford lf 1 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
Lindeman 1b 4 0 0 0
Landrum rf 3 0 0 0
Manrique 3b 4 0 1 0
Oquendo ss 3 1 2 0
LaValliere c 3 0 1 1
Cox p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Morris lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 3 1
Palmeiro lf 4 1 1 1
  Francona 1b 0 0 0 0
Moreland 1b 4 0 0 0
  Dernier cf 0 0 0 0
Davis c 4 1 1 2
Speier 3b 4 0 0 0
Dayett rf,lf 3 2 2 1
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Hoffman p 2 1 1 1
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 6
St. Louis 000 010 000173
Chicago 210 010 04x8101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (12-13) 7.0 6 4 1 1 6
  Soff   1.0 4 4 4 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
5
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hoffman  W (6-2) 7.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Hall  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6

  E–Van Slyke (8), Oquendo (8), LaValliere (6), Walker (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 2.  PB–J Davis (15).  2B–St. Louis Oquendo (4,off Hoffman); LaValliere (10,off Hoffman), Chicago Walker (3,off Cox); Dunston (37,off Cox); Sandberg 2 (28,off Cox,off Soff); Palmeiro (4,off Soff).  HR–Chicago J Davis (21,8th inning off Soff 1 on, 1 out); Dayett (4,8th inning off Soff 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Cox (16,off Hoffman).  CS–Coleman (14,3rd base by Hoffman/J Davis).  SB–Sandberg (34,2nd base off Cox/LaValliere).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:17.  A–20,016.
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