Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
April 17, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 0, Chicago Cubs 7

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Candaele lf 2 0 0 0
Webster rf 3 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,1b 3 0 1 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 3 0 1 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera ss 1 0 0 0
Law 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Foley ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Winningham cf 3 0 1 0
Youmans p 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Nichols ph 1 0 0 0
  Stefero c 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 0 0
  Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 2
  Dayett rf 0 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
Durham 1b 4 1 1 0
Davis c 4 3 4 2
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 0
Sutcliffe p 4 1 2 3
Totals 37 7 11 7
Montreal 000 000 000042
Chicago 020 104 00x7110
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Youmans  L (0-2) 3.2 5 3 3 2 3
  McGaffigan   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Campbell   2.0 5 4 2 0 1
  Parrett   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
5
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (2-1) 9.0 4 0 0 4 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
6

  E–Johnson (1), Wallach (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago J Davis (1,off Youmans); Dunston (2,off Campbell); Sutcliffe (2,off Campbell); Dawson (1,off Campbell).  HR–Chicago J Davis (2,2nd inning off Youmans 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Johnson (1,2nd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis); Dunston (2,2nd base off Youmans/Reed); Sutcliffe (1,2nd base off McGaffigan/Reed).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:46.  A–23,023.
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