Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 3 0 1 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 1 0
Dawson rf 4 1 1 2
Mumphrey lf 1 0 0 0
  Dayett ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Walker ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 3 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
  Berryhill ph 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 0
  Mason p 1 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,cf 1 0 1 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 1 1 3
Smith ss 5 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 2 1 0
Driessen 1b 5 1 2 0
McGee cf 5 2 2 0
Pendleton 3b 5 2 4 1
Morris rf 5 2 2 4
Lake c 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 2
  Pagnozzi c 1 0 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 1 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Terry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 10
Chicago 200 000 000272
St. Louis 031 040 02x10150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (6-13) 2.1 6 4 3 0 0
  Mason   2.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Noles   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  DiPino   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
9
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (11-5) 5.2 3 2 2 2 8
  Peters   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Terry   2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
11

  E–Palmeiro (1), Dunston (14).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Palmeiro (12,off Terry); Moreland (25,off Terry), St. Louis Pendleton 2 (28,off Maddux 2).  3B–Chicago Martinez (7,off Forsch).  HR–Chicago Dawson (45,1st inning off Forsch 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Coleman (2,8th inning off DiPino 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch 2 (11,off Maddux,off Noles).  SB–Smith (37,2nd base off Maddux/Sundberg).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:52.  A–44,894.
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