Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
September 1, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1987 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 1
Mumphrey lf 2 1 1 0
  Dayett ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 2 1
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
Moyer p 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 2 2 0
Hatcher lf 2 0 0 0
  Cruz lf 2 0 1 1
Doran 2b 5 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 2 1
Bass rf 4 0 2 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 1 0
Berra ss 4 0 0 0
Hernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 1 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Chicago 012 000 000361
Houston 000 100 001293
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (11-11) 6.2 7 1 1 1 8
  DiPino   2.0 2 1 0 2 0
  Smith  SV (33) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
3
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L (0-1) 7.0 5 3 1 2 4
  Agosto   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
2
4

  E–Dawson (4), Ashby (3), Berra (2), Hernandez (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Dunston (17,off Hernandez); Dawson (18,off Hernandez), Houston Bass (25,off Moyer); Lopes (2,off Moyer); Young (7,off DiPino).  SH–Moyer 2 (6,off Hernandez 2).  IBB–Mumphrey (4,by Hernandez).  SF–Cruz (3,off DiPino).  SB–Martinez (12,2nd base off Hernandez/Ashby); Young (15,2nd base off Moyer/Sundberg).  WP–DiPino (3).  IBB–Hernandez (1,Mumphrey).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:37.  A–14,026.
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