Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 4, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 4 1 1 0
Sax 2b 4 0 2 0
Guerrero lf 5 0 0 0
Marshall rf 5 0 0 1
Scioscia c 3 1 2 0
Stubbs 1b 4 1 3 1
Woodson 3b 2 1 1 1
  Landreaux ph 0 0 0 0
  Madlock ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Ramsey cf 3 0 2 1
  Williams ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 2 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 3 2
Dawson rf 4 0 2 1
Durham 1b 4 1 1 1
Davis J. c 4 0 2 0
Moreland 3b 3 0 1 0
Dayett lf 3 0 1 0
  Martinez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Trillo ss 4 1 1 1
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis R. p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Dunston ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Los Angeles 100 300 0004110
Chicago 001 021 0015121
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela   7.0 10 4 4 2 7
  Howell  L (2-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.2
12
5
5
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux   5.0 7 4 3 2 5
  Davis   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lynch   1.1 3 0 0 0 1
  DiPino   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Noles  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
5
8

  E–Moreland (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Los Angeles Scioscia (7,off Maddux), Chicago Dawson (7,off Valenzuela); Sandberg (8,off Howell).  3B–Los Angeles Woodson (1,off Maddux).  HR–Chicago Trillo (2,3rd inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 0 out); Sandberg (3,5th inning off Valenzuela 1 on, 2 out); Durham (8,6th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Valenzuela (1,off Maddux).  HBP–Dawson (2,by Valenzuela).  SB–Ramsey (2,3rd base off Maddux/J Davis); Duncan (5,2nd base off Noles/J Davis); J Davis (1,2nd base off Valenzuela/Scioscia).  CS–Sax (2,2nd base by Maddux/J Davis); Ramsey (3,2nd base by R Davis/J Davis).  WP–Maddux (2).  HBP–Valenzuela (1,Dawson).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:20.  A–17,487.
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