Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
July 28, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 8

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Candaele cf 5 2 2 0
Webster rf 4 0 2 0
Raines lf 2 0 1 1
Wallach 3b 4 0 2 1
Brooks ss 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 1 0
Law 2b 4 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 1 1
Sebra p 2 0 0 0
  Winningham ph 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 5 2 2 1
Sandberg 2b 4 2 3 0
Durham 1b 5 1 1 3
Dawson rf 5 1 1 1
Mumphrey lf 4 1 1 0
  Dayett lf 0 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 2 0
Davis c 3 0 2 0
Quinones ss 4 0 2 2
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 1 0 0 0
  Noce ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 7
Montreal 010 010 100393
Chicago 100 101 23x8141
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sebra   6.0 9 3 3 2 3
  McGaffigan  L (2-2) 0.1 2 2 1 1 1
  Parrett   1.2 3 3 3 1 3
Totals
8.0
14
8
7
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (15-4) 7.0 8 3 2 2 6
  Smith  SV (25) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
8

  E–Reed 3 (9), Moreland (20).  DP–Montreal 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Montreal Raines (22,off Sutcliffe); Webster (21,off Sutcliffe); Candaele (18,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Chicago Martinez (5,1st inning off Sebra 0 on, 0 out); Durham (17,8th inning off Parrett 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Raines (1,off Sutcliffe).  SH–Sutcliffe (4,off Sebra).  CS–Webster (7,2nd base by Sutcliffe/J Davis).  SB–Sandberg 2 (15,2nd base off Sebra/Reed,2nd base off McGaffigan/Reed).  WP–Sutcliffe (5).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:00.  A–35,299.
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