Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 2, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 0 0 0
Thompson cf 4 1 3 1
  Schu ph,1b 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Hayes 1b,cf,1b 3 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 2 1
James lf 4 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke cf 0 0 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 3 0 1 0
Rawley p 1 0 0 0
  Gross lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Quinones ss 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 6 0 3 2
Dawson rf 3 0 1 0
Dayett lf 4 0 1 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
Trillo 1b,ss 4 1 3 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Sundberg c 1 0 0 0
Noce ss 3 0 0 0
  Durham ph,1b 1 2 1 0
Sutcliffe p 3 0 1 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 3 13 3
Philadelphia 000 000 020 0281
Chicago 000 000 011 13130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley   7.0 8 0 0 5 4
  Bedrosian   2.0 4 2 2 0 3
  Calhoun  L (0-1) 0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Tekulve   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
13
3
3
7
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   7.0 8 2 2 4 5
  Lynch   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  DiPino   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Smith  W (3-6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
5
8

  E–Parrish (6).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Philadelphia Hayes (25,off Sutcliffe), Chicago Moreland (15,off Rawley); Sutcliffe (4,off Rawley).  HR–Philadelphia Thompson (6,8th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Trillo (8,9th inning off Bedrosian 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Rawley 2 (6,off Sutcliffe 2); Mumphrey (1,off Calhoun).  HBP–Jeltz (1,by Sutcliffe).  IBB–Schmidt (8,by Sutcliffe); Dawson (4,by Rawley).  SB–Sandberg (16,2nd base off Rawley/Parrish).  CS–Dawson (2,2nd base by Rawley/Parrish).  WP–Bedrosian (2), Calhoun (1).  HBP–Sutcliffe (4,Jeltz).  IBB–Rawley (5,Dawson); Sutcliffe (6,Schmidt).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–3:37.  A–33,629.
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