Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 22, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Hatcher lf 5 2 2 0
Doran 2b 5 0 2 2
Ashby c 5 0 2 1
Davis 1b 5 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 1 1 1
Caminiti 3b 5 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0
  Berra ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Scott p 3 0 1 1
  Lopes ph 1 0 1 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 12 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 5 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 0
Durham 1b 5 0 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 2 2
Mumphrey lf 5 1 3 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 0 0
  Dernier pr 0 0 0 0
Davis c 4 1 1 0
Dunston ss 5 0 1 1
Lancaster p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 1
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 11 4
Houston 110 000 020 015120
Chicago 011 000 110 004110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   8.0 9 4 4 1 7
  Andersen  W (8-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Smith  SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
11
4
4
1
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster   7.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Hall   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Baller   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  DiPino  L (3-3) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
12
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Doran (19,off Lancaster); C Reynolds (14,off Lancaster); Caminiti (5,off Lancaster), Chicago Mumphrey (14,off Scott); Sandberg (20,off Scott); Dunston (16,off Scott).  HR–Houston Bass (13,11th inning off DiPino 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Dawson (41,8th inning off Scott 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bass (9,by Baller).  CS–Lopes (1,2nd base by DiPino/J Davis).  SB–Dawson (9,2nd base off Scott/Ashby).  WP–Scott (8).  IBB–Baller (2,Bass).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:19.  A–32,552.
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