Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 19, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 3 0 1 1
Larkin ss 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Daniels lf 2 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Stillwell 3b 3 2 1 0
Esasky 1b 4 0 1 0
Oester 2b 3 0 0 0
Browning p 2 0 1 1
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Dawson rf 5 2 4 1
Davis c 5 2 3 1
Durham 1b 3 2 1 1
Dayett lf 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,lf 2 1 2 2
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker lf 0 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 5 0 2 2
Dunston ss 4 0 2 2
Sutcliffe p 4 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 9
Cincinnati 000 010 100252
Chicago 300 033 00x9150
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  L (4-5) 4.0 8 6 5 2 4
  Williams   2.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Hoffman   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
15
9
8
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (7-2) 6.0 5 2 2 5 3
  Lynch  SV (3) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
4

  E–Larkin (5), Browning (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Stillwell (6,off Sutcliffe); Browning (1,off Sutcliffe); Esasky (1,off Sutcliffe), Chicago Dunston (7,off Williams).  SH–Larkin (1,off Sutcliffe).  SB–Jones (9,2nd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis); Daniels (10,2nd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis).  CS–Stillwell (3,2nd base by Sutcliffe/J Davis).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:00.  A–28,890.
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