Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 6 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 7 1 3 0
Perry 1b 7 2 2 1
Murphy rf 3 2 1 0
Griffey lf 7 1 3 3
Nettles 3b 7 0 0 1
Virgil c 6 0 0 0
Thomas ss 7 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Mahler p 4 0 1 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Neal p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 57 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 8 2 2 1
Mumphrey lf 7 1 4 2
Dawson rf 5 1 1 3
Durham 1b 5 1 1 0
Davis J. c 2 0 0 0
  Walker pr 0 0 0 0
  Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Dayett ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis R. p 0 0 0 0
  Moyer p 2 0 0 0
Dunston ss 6 0 1 1
Martinez cf 6 1 0 0
Lynch p 1 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 1 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph 1 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 4 0 1 0
Totals 54 7 11 7
Atlanta 000 220 101 000 000 06112
Chicago 000 030 012 000 000 17110
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   7.1 5 4 4 6 3
  Garber   1.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Dedmon   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  O'Neal   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Assenmacher   1.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Acker  L (0-3) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
15.0
11
7
7
10
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch   5.0 7 4 4 3 3
  DiPino   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Noles   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Mason   1.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Davis   1.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Moyer  W (4-3) 4.1 1 0 0 6 1
Totals
16.0
11
6
6
14
11

  E–Perry (5), Nettles (1).  DP–Atlanta 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Griffey (8,off Lynch); Oberkfell (13,off Noles).  HR–Chicago Dawson (13,9th inning off Garber 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Murphy (10,by Noles); Durham (4,by Mahler); Sundberg (2,by Assenmacher).  SF–Dunston (1,off Garber).  SB–Perry 3 (7,2nd base off Lynch/J Davis,2nd base off DiPino/J Davis,2nd base off Noles/Sundberg); Dawson (4,2nd base off Assenmacher/Virgil).  IBB–Mahler (1,Durham); Assenmacher (2,Sundberg); Noles (1,Murphy).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–5:13.  A–33,225.
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