St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
June 6, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 5 0 1 2
Herr 2b 2 0 0 0
  Morris cf 2 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 2 3 2
Landrum cf,rf 3 0 0 0
  Booker ph 1 0 0 0
Oquendo rf,2b 3 1 0 0
Forsch p 1 1 1 0
  Lake ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 5 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 0
Dawson rf 4 1 2 0
Mumphrey lf 3 1 1 2
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 3 1 2 3
  Noce 3b 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 1 0
Trillo 1b 3 0 1 0
Moyer p 2 0 0 1
  Dayett lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6
St. Louis 040 000 001580
Chicago 300 210 00x691
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (4-2) 6.0 9 6 5 2 3
  Dawley   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (6-3) 7.0 5 4 4 4 4
  Smith  SV (14) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
6

  E–Moyer (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Pena (2).  2B–St. Louis Pendleton (12,off Smith), Chicago Mumphrey (6,off Forsch); Dunston (15,off Forsch); Sandberg (15,off Forsch); Moreland (7,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Pendleton (3,2nd inning off Moyer 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Moreland (7,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Moreland (4,off Forsch); Moyer (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Mumphrey (2,by Forsch).  CS–Dawson (1,2nd base by Forsch/Pena).  WP–Moyer (4).  IBB–Forsch (1,Mumphrey).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:42.  A–39,008.
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