Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
May 6, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1987 at Candlestick Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 9, San Francisco Giants 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,cf 0 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 2 2 1 0
Dawson rf 5 0 2 2
Davis c 4 3 2 3
Dayett lf 2 1 1 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 2 1
Trillo 1b 4 0 1 2
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Sanderson p 2 0 0 0
  Durham 1b 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 9 10 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Woodard 2b 4 0 1 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
Davis C. cf 4 0 1 0
Leonard lf 5 1 1 0
Maldonado rf 4 2 2 2
Aldrete 1b 4 0 2 0
Melvin c 3 1 2 2
Speier 3b 4 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Williams ss 3 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 1 0
Davis M. p 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Gott p 1 0 0 0
  Brenly 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Chicago 010 320 0039100
San Francisco 010 002 0104100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (2-0) 7.0 7 4 4 2 6
  Smith  SV (7) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L (3-2) 3.0 3 4 4 5 1
  Minton   2.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Gott   3.0 2 2 2 1 3
  Robinson   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
10
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3.  PB–Melvin (1).  2B–Chicago Moreland (3,off M Davis); Durham (3,off Gott), San Francisco Aldrete (3,off Sanderson); Woodard (1,off Sanderson); Leonard (10,off Sanderson).  HR–Chicago J Davis 2 (7,2nd inning off M Davis 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Minton 1 on, 2 out), San Francisco Maldonado 2 (5,2nd inning off Sanderson 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 0 out); Melvin (5,6th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Trillo (1,2nd base by Minton/Melvin).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:19.  A–15,123.
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