Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 5 1 3 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 2 0
  Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 1
Moreland 3b 4 1 1 1
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 0 2 0
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 2 11 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 0 1 1
Smith ss 4 2 1 0
Herr 2b 1 1 1 0
  Oquendo pr,2b 1 1 1 0
Clark 1b 2 0 1 2
Lindeman rf 3 0 1 2
  Landrum rf 0 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Pagnozzi c 3 1 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 7 5
Chicago 001 000 0102111
St. Louis 210 020 00x570
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (0-2) 6.0 7 5 5 5 2
  Lancaster   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
7
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (3-0) 9.0 11 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
0

  E–Dawson (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Dunston (4,off Cox); Walker 2 (2,off Cox 2), St. Louis Smith (2,off Maddux); Clark (3,off Maddux); Pendleton (4,off Maddux).  HR–Chicago Moreland (1,8th inning off Cox 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cox (1,off Maddux).  SB–Smith (5,3rd base off Maddux/J Davis); Herr (3,2nd base off Maddux/J Davis); Oquendo (1,2nd base off Maddux/J Davis).  CS–Oquendo (1,2nd base by Lancaster/J Davis).  WP–Maddux (1).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:29.  A–29,347.
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