St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 27, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1987 at Wrigley Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 1 2 0
Smith ss 3 1 1 0
Herr 2b 4 0 2 2
Driessen 1b 2 0 0 1
  Lindeman ph,1b 1 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 2 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Morris rf 4 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 0 0 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Tunnell p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 1 1 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 2 2 1
Sandberg 2b 5 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 4 1 1 1
Dawson rf 5 3 3 1
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 2 3
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 1
Lancaster p 3 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
St. Louis 000 001 200390
Chicago 100 220 11x7132
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (10-9) 4.2 8 5 5 2 4
  Tunnell   1.1 1 0 0 2 2
  Dawley   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster  W (8-2) 6.2 8 3 3 1 4
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith  SV (35) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
6

  E–Sandberg (9), Durham (11).  DP–Chicago 3.  PB–Pena (13).  2B–St. Louis Smith (39,off Lancaster); McGee (37,off Smith), Chicago Dernier (4,off Cox).  HR–Chicago Dernier (8,1st inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out); Palmeiro (11,4th inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out); Moreland (26,7th inning off Dawley 0 on, 1 out); Dawson (47,8th inning off Dawley 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Smith (12,off Lancaster).  IBB–Durham (9,by Cox).  WP–Lancaster (7).  IBB–Cox (6,Durham).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:49.  A–33,912.
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