Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 4, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 1 1 0
  Trillo ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 2 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Dayett ph 1 0 0 0
  Mason p 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 5 1 1 1
Palmeiro lf,1b,lf 5 1 2 1
Moreland 3b 5 0 1 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Noce ss 2 0 0 0
  Quinones ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Sanderson p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 1 0
Van Slyke cf 5 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
  Morrison ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b,1b 5 1 2 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 1 0
LaValliere c 4 1 2 1
  Ortiz ph 0 0 0 0
Pedrique ss 3 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
Dunne p 2 0 2 1
  Gott p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Gideon p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 9 2
Chicago 000 010 010 01391
Pittsburgh 000 011 000 00290
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   5.1 7 2 2 1 5
  DiPino   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Smith   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Mason  W (3-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
4
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dunne   7.2 7 2 2 2 2
  Gott   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Smiley   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Gideon  L (1-2) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
4
5

  E–J Davis (7).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Dunne (1,off Sanderson); LaValliere 2 (15,off Sanderson,off DiPino); Bonds (22,off Sanderson).  HR–Chicago Palmeiro (6,5th inning off Dunne 0 on, 0 out); Dawson (32,11th inning off Gideon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dunne (5,off DiPino); Ortiz (3,off Mason).  IBB–Ray (4,by Sanderson).  SB–Dernier (12,2nd base off Smiley/LaValliere); Reynolds (10,2nd base off Smith/J Davis).  IBB–Sanderson (3,Ray).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:40.  A–8,744.
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