St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 26, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1987 at Wrigley Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 5 1 3 1
Herr 2b 5 1 2 0
Driessen 1b 3 1 1 2
  Lindeman ph,1b 2 0 0 0
McGee cf 5 0 1 1
Pendleton 3b 3 1 1 1
Morris rf 2 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson rf 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Tudor p 2 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 3 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph,lf 0 0 0 0
  Walker pr 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 2 1
Dawson rf 4 0 0 1
Dayett lf 3 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Durham ph 1 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 1 0
Trillo 1b 4 0 2 1
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
  Quinones ph 0 1 0 0
Sutcliffe p 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
St. Louis 200 001 2005102
Chicago 000 001 101372
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor  W (9-2) 5.2 4 1 1 1 4
  Terry   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Worrell   2.1 2 1 1 2 4
  Dayley  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (18-9) 6.0 7 5 3 4 2
  DiPino   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hall   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
6
4

  E–Herr (7), McGee (6), Sandberg (8), J Davis (9).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis McGee (36,off Sutcliffe); Smith (38,off Sutcliffe), Chicago Moreland (26,off Tudor).  HR–St. Louis Driessen (1,1st inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 2 out); Pendleton (12,6th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Pendleton (6,by DiPino).  SH–Sutcliffe (11,off Tudor).  SB–Smith (39,2nd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis).  CS–Coleman (22,2nd base by Sutcliffe/J Davis); Oquendo (4,2nd base by Hall/J Davis).  BK–Sutcliffe (4).  IBB–DiPino (2,Pendleton).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:40.  A–35,669.
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