Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 15, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1987 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 0 0 0
Mumphrey lf 4 1 2 0
  Dayett lf 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 0
Durham 1b 3 1 1 0
Davis c 3 1 1 1
Moreland 3b 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 0 2 1
Maddux p 2 0 1 1
  Trillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 3 1 2 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Walling 3b 4 0 1 1
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Bass rf 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Darwin p 1 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Chicago 021 000 000380
Houston 100 000 000130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (3-2) 7.2 3 1 1 2 5
  Smith  SV (11) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  L (2-3) 6.0 8 3 3 2 7
  Solano   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Andersen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
10

  E–None.  SH–Moreland (1,off Darwin); Maddux (2,off Darwin).  HBP–Hatcher (3,by Maddux).  SB–Hatcher 2 (13,2nd base off Maddux/J Davis,2nd base off Smith/J Davis).  CS–Walling (1,2nd base by Maddux/J Davis).  HBP–Maddux (1,Hatcher).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:36.  A–23,471.
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