Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 9, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 12

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Anderson ss 4 1 0 0
  Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0
Shelby cf 4 1 2 2
Guerrero lf 3 2 3 1
Marshall rf 4 0 2 0
Scioscia c 4 0 0 0
Hatcher 3b 4 0 2 1
Stubbs 1b 4 1 1 1
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
Honeycutt p 1 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 1 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 1 1 0
Trillo 1b 5 3 4 1
Dayett rf 4 1 0 0
Matthews lf 2 1 2 2
  Palmeiro ph,lf 3 1 1 0
Moreland 3b 4 3 3 2
Noce 2b 4 2 2 5
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Brumley ss 4 0 2 2
Sutcliffe p 3 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 12
Los Angeles 000 131 0005102
Chicago 006 303 00x12151
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Honeycutt  L (2-9) 2.0 8 6 6 1 2
  Holton   2.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Pena   1.2 3 3 3 0 1
  Havens   2.1 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (12-4) 5.0 7 4 1 1 5
  Sanderson  SV (1) 4.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
1
7

  E–Shelby (2), Guerrero (3), Moreland (16).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Los Angeles Marshall (11,off Sutcliffe), Chicago Matthews (3,off Honeycutt); Dernier (2,off Honeycutt).  HR–Los Angeles Shelby (9,5th inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 2 out); Guerrero (18,5th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 2 out); Stubbs (12,6th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Noce (3,4th inning off Holton 2 on, 2 out); Trillo (5,6th inning off Pena 0 on, 0 out); Moreland (15,6th inning off Pena 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–J Davis (2,by Holton).  IBB–Holton (6,J Davis).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:02.  A–33,606.
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