Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 29, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 2 2 1
Mumphrey lf 5 0 2 2
  Dayett lf 1 0 0 0
Dawson rf 6 0 1 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Davis c 6 1 2 1
Moreland 3b,1b 5 1 1 0
Dunston ss 5 1 2 0
  Walker 3b 0 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 0 2 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Mason p 0 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  Trillo 1b,ss 1 0 0 1
Totals 46 5 13 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 1 1 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 1
  Roenicke ph 1 0 1 1
Perry 1b 5 1 0 0
Murphy rf 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 5 1 2 1
Thomas ss 5 0 0 1
Virgil c 5 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Totals 43 6 8 5
Chicago 110 010 100 0105132
Atlanta 010 110 010 011680
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   7.0 4 3 3 4 3
  Smith   2.0 1 1 0 0 2
  DiPino   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Lynch  L (1-4) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Mason   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.1
8
6
5
4
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   7.0 8 4 4 1 4
  Dedmon   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Garber  W (6-3) 3.0 4 1 1 3 1
Totals
12.0
13
5
5
4
6

  E–Dunston (7), Trillo (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Sandberg 2 (13,off Palmer 2).  3B–Atlanta James (1,off Sutcliffe); Hall (2,off Lynch).  HR–Chicago J Davis (9,2nd inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Griffey (6,2nd inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out); Virgil (16,11th inning off Lynch 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Hubbard (9,by Sutcliffe).  SB–Sandberg (11,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil); Dunston 2 (6,2nd base off Dedmon/Virgil,3rd base off Dedmon/Virgil); Dernier (5,2nd base off Garber/Virgil).  CS–Durham (1,2nd base by Palmer/Virgil); Sandberg (1,Home by Garber/Virgil).  WP–Sutcliffe (2).  IBB–Sutcliffe (5,Hubbard).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–4:03.  A–21,982.
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