Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 27, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 1 1 2
Oberkfell 3b 2 1 1 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Perry 1b 3 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 2 0 0
Griffey lf 4 1 1 0
Virgil c 4 0 1 1
Blauser ss 3 0 0 1
Hubbard 2b 3 1 2 0
Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Nettles ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 2 2 1 0
Durham 1b 4 2 2 4
Dawson rf 3 2 2 1
Mumphrey lf 4 1 1 2
Moreland 3b 4 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 2 0 1 0
  Quinones ss 1 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
Lancaster p 2 0 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 8 9 8
Atlanta 401 100 00670
Chicago 500 030 0x893
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Dedmon   0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Mahler  L (7-13) 4.2 4 3 3 2 3
  Acker   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
7.0
9
8
8
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster  W (4-1) 5.0 7 6 5 2 2
  DiPino  SV (3) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
7.1
7
6
5
3
3

  E–Moreland (24), Dunston 2 (11).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Hubbard (33,off Lancaster); Perry (23,off Lancaster), Chicago Lancaster (1,off Mahler).  HR–Atlanta James (10,1st inning off Lancaster 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Durham 2 (22,1st inning off Dedmon 1 on, 1 out,5th inning off Mahler 1 on, 0 out); Mumphrey (12,1st inning off Dedmon 1 on, 1 out); Moreland (23,1st inning off Dedmon 0 on, 1 out); Dawson (42,5th inning off Mahler 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Mahler (7,off Lancaster); DiPino (1,off Acker).  SF–James (3,off Lancaster).  SB–Blauser (2,2nd base off Lancaster/Sundberg).  CS–Dunston (2,2nd base by Mahler/Virgil).  WP–Lancaster (6).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:25.  A–19,006.
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