Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 2 2 1 0
  Trillo ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Dawson rf 5 2 2 1
Durham 1b 2 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 1 0 1 2
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 2
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 2 1 0
Sutcliffe p 2 1 1 1
Totals 34 8 10 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Laga 1b 3 0 0 0
Green rf 3 1 2 0
Pena c 3 0 1 1
  Pagnozzi c 0 0 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Booker 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Chicago 000 112 3108100
St. Louis 000 000 010142
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (17-8) 9.0 4 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (9-8) 6.1 7 6 3 3 3
  Peters   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Terry   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Horton   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Dawley   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
4
4

  E–Laga (2), Green (1).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Chicago Palmeiro (11,off Cox), St. Louis Green (2,off Sutcliffe).  3B–Chicago Dunston (3,off Cox); Dernier (4,off Horton), St. Louis Green (1,off Sutcliffe).  SH–Sutcliffe (8,off Dawley).  SF–Sutcliffe (1,off Cox).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:46.  A–44,189.
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