St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 9, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 2 1 0
Smith ss 2 0 1 1
Herr 2b 4 0 0 1
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Lindeman rf 4 0 2 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 2 2
Landrum cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Cox p 3 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  McGee cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 1
Dawson rf 4 1 1 1
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
Durham 1b 2 0 1 0
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 0 0
Trout p 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
St. Louis 001 002 100480
Chicago 000 001 010250
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (1-0) 6.2 1 1 1 6 8
  Dawley   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Worrell  SV (1) 1.2 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L (0-1) 7.0 7 4 4 3 5
  Noles   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
6

  E–None.  PB–Pena (1).  2B–St. Louis Lindeman (1,off Noles).  HR–St. Louis Pendleton (1,6th inning off Trout 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Sandberg (1,6th inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out); Dawson (1,8th inning off Dawley 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Smith (1,off Trout).  SB–Pena (2,2nd base off Trout/Sundberg); Coleman 4 (4,2nd base off Trout/Sundberg 2,3rd base off Trout/Sundberg 2); Smith (1,2nd base off Trout/Sundberg); Dunston (1,2nd base off Cox/Pena).  CS–Lindeman (1,Home by Noles/Sundberg).  WP–Trout (1).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:48.  A–12,441.
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