Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1987 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 13

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 2 2 2
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 2 3
Dayett lf 3 1 2 0
  Palmeiro ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 2 0
Trillo 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 2 0 0 1
Noce ss 4 1 2 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 2 3 5
Thompson cf 4 1 2 1
James lf 3 3 2 0
Hayes 1b 5 3 3 5
Wilson rf 4 0 1 2
Schu 3b 4 0 1 0
Daulton c 3 1 2 0
Jeltz ss 3 2 1 0
Rawley p 2 0 0 0
  Frohwirth p 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt ph 1 1 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 13 16 13
Chicago 023 100 1007120
Philadelphia 303 001 06x13162
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   5.2 9 7 7 3 5
  DiPino   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lynch  L (1-7) 0.2 5 6 6 1 0
  Tewksbury   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
13
13
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley   6.0 8 7 6 2 3
  Frohwirth   1.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
3
3

  E–Jeltz 2 (8).  DP–Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Chicago Palmeiro (7,off Frohwirth), Philadelphia Hayes (29,off Lynch).  3B–Philadelphia Samuel (10,off Sutcliffe); Hayes (5,off Sutcliffe); Jeltz (4,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Chicago Dawson (35,3rd inning off Rawley 2 on, 0 out); Dernier (5,7th inning off Rawley 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Hayes (19,3rd inning off Sutcliffe 2 on, 1 out); Samuel (22,8th inning off Lynch 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Sutcliffe (5,off Rawley); Rawley (8,off Sutcliffe).  SF–J Davis (2,off Rawley); Thompson (2,off Sutcliffe); Wilson (5,off Sutcliffe); Samuel (6,off Sutcliffe).  SB–Noce (4,2nd base off Rawley/Daulton); Samuel (25,2nd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis).  CS–Thompson (7,2nd base by DiPino/J Davis).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:14.  A–36,190.
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