San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
April 29, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kutcher 3b 3 0 0 0
  Clark ph 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 2 2 0
Leonard lf 4 1 1 1
Maldonado rf 5 0 2 1
Spilman 1b,3b 4 0 2 1
Melvin c 5 0 0 0
Williams ss 3 1 1 1
Speier 2b 2 0 1 0
Mason p 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Aldrete ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 5 1 2 2
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 5 1 5 2
Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 2 2 0
Davis c 5 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 2 0 0
Martinez cf 3 2 3 3
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 1
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
San Francisco 101 100 100494
Chicago 102 310 10x8131
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Mason  L (1-1) 3.1 6 6 5 1 3
  Minton   1.2 4 1 1 1 0
  LaCoss   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Gott   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (1-2) 5.0 7 3 2 2 6
  Noles   1.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Lynch  SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
7
7

  E–C Davis (1), Maldonado 2 (2), Speier (1), Maddux (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, Chicago 1.  PB–J Davis (3).  2B–San Francisco C Davis (3,off Maddux); Maldonado (8,off Maddux), Chicago Dawson (5,off Mason); J Davis (4,off Minton).  3B–Chicago Martinez (1,off Mason); Dawson (1,off LaCoss).  HR–San Francisco Williams (2,4th inning off Maddux 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Dawson (6,1st inning off Mason 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Spilman (1,off Noles).  SH–Lynch (2,off Gott).  IBB–Martinez (2,by Minton); Durham (2,by Gott).  SB–Walker (9,2nd base off Mason/Melvin); Dunston (3,2nd base off LaCoss/Melvin).  BK–Maddux (3).  IBB–Minton (3,Martinez); Gott (1,Durham).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:18.  A–11,120.
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