Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 13

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 0 0
  Noce ss 0 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 5 3 3 3
Mumphrey lf 3 0 2 0
  Dayett ph 1 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 2 0 0 1
  Trillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Quinones ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 2 0 1 0
Moyer p 2 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph 1 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 2 2 1
Runge 3b 4 1 1 2
Roenicke lf 2 4 2 5
Murphy rf 4 1 2 2
Simmons 1b 2 0 0 0
  Perry 1b 2 0 0 0
Virgil c 5 0 1 1
Blauser ss 4 1 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 2 2 0
Dedmon p 2 0 1 0
  Acker p 1 1 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 1 1 1
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 13 13 12
Chicago 010 020 001461
Atlanta 201 025 30x13131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (10-10) 5.1 10 10 10 4 1
  Baller   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Maddux   2.0 3 3 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
13
12
7
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Dedmon   4.1 5 3 3 5 2
  Acker  W (1-5) 2.2 0 0 0 5 2
  Assenmacher   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
10
5

  E–Quinones (3), Hubbard (9).  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–J Davis (10).  2B–Chicago Mumphrey (13,off Dedmon).  HR–Chicago Dawson 2 (38,5th inning off Dedmon 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Assenmacher 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Roenicke 2 (8,1st inning off Moyer 1 on, 1 out,6th inning off Moyer 2 on, 1 out); Murphy (33,5th inning off Moyer 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Moreland (7,off Dedmon).  SH–Runge (1,off Moyer).  HBP–Hall (1,by Moyer).  SB–Mumphrey (1,2nd base off Dedmon/Virgil); Martinez (10,2nd base off Acker/Virgil); Hall (19,3rd base off Moyer/J Davis).  CS–Hall (8,2nd base by Moyer/J Davis).  WP–Baller (4).  HBP–Moyer (5,Hall).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:18.  A–11,647.
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