Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1987 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 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 4 0 0 1
Sandberg 2b 4 0 3 2
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis c 4 1 1 1
Dunston ss 4 2 2 0
Martinez cf 4 2 3 1
Trout p 3 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 2
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 5 1 2 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
McGee cf 3 0 2 1
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 1
Landrum rf 4 0 1 0
Lake c 3 1 1 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Lindeman ph 0 0 0 0
  Cox pr 0 0 0 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 1 1 1 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Laga ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago 002 020 0015110
St. Louis 000 101 200490
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   6.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Noles  W (1-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Smith  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   5.0 8 4 4 0 4
  Soff   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Dawley  L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–Chicago Sandberg 2 (6,off Forsch,off Dawley); Dunston (3,off Forsch), St. Louis Herr 2 (7,off Trout,off Noles); Landrum (1,off Trout); McGee (2,off Trout); Lake (1,off Trout); Oquendo (2,off Noles).  HR–Chicago J Davis (3,9th inning off Dawley 0 on, 1 out).  SF–McGee (1,off Trout).  SB–Coleman 2 (12,2nd base off Noles/J Davis,2nd base off Smith/J Davis).  CS–Coleman (1,3rd base by Noles/J Davis).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:39.  A–26,333.
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