Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
July 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1987 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 3 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 3 1 1 1
  Dayett ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
Quinones ss 4 1 2 0
Davis c 4 1 2 2
  Noce pr 0 0 0 0
Moyer p 2 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson lf 3 0 1 1
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 1
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown 3b 4 0 1 0
Ready 2b 3 0 1 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
Mack cf 3 1 0 0
Templeton ss 4 2 2 1
Bochy c 2 1 0 0
Whitson p 1 0 0 0
  Flannery 2b 1 0 1 1
Totals 29 4 7 4
Chicago 000 010 200381
San Diego 002 000 20x470
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (9-7) 6.2 7 4 3 2 5
  Sanderson   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
3
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson   6.2 7 3 3 1 7
  Davis  W (5-5) 2.1 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
11

  E–Quinones (1).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Ready (16,off Moyer); Flannery (3,off Moyer).  3B–San Diego Templeton (5,off Moyer).  HR–Chicago Mumphrey (8,5th inning off Whitson 0 on, 0 out); J Davis (12,7th inning off Whitson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Whitson (9,off Moyer).  SF–Gwynn (3,off Moyer).  SB–Jefferson (18,2nd base off Moyer/J Davis).  CS–Brown (4,2nd base by Moyer/J Davis); Jefferson (7,2nd base by Moyer/J Davis).  BK–Moyer (2).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:43.  A–17,305.
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