Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 30, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 2 1 0 0
  Walker ph,cf 0 0 0 1
Sandberg 2b 5 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 3 1 1 1
  Dayett ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 1 0
Durham 1b 1 0 0 0
  Palmeiro 1b 3 3 2 2
Rowdon 3b 4 0 0 0
Brumley ss 2 2 1 1
Sundberg c 3 0 1 2
Moyer p 1 1 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 9 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf,lf 5 0 2 2
Lind 2b 5 0 2 0
Harper lf 3 1 0 0
  Van Slyke ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Diaz rf 3 1 0 0
  Gideon p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 1 1 0
Coles 3b 4 3 4 6
Bream 1b 5 0 0 0
Ortiz c 5 1 1 0
Pedrique ss 3 0 1 0
Bielecki p 1 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Drummond p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg ph 1 1 1 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
Chicago 001 221 4001092
Pittsburgh 000 231 0028121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer   4.0 7 5 3 2 2
  DiPino   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Baller   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Hall  W (1-1) 3.2 3 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki   4.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Jones   1.1 2 3 2 3 1
  Drummond   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Smiley  L (5-5) 0.2 3 4 4 3 2
  Gideon   2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
10
9
11
8

  E–Sandberg (10), Rowdon (4), Pedrique (11).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Mumphrey (18,off Bielecki); Palmeiro (13,off Jones); Dayett (14,off Smiley); Dawson (23,off Smiley); Sundberg (2,off Smiley), Pittsburgh Gregg (1,off Baller).  3B–Pittsburgh Cangelosi (3,off Baller).  HR–Chicago Palmeiro (12,4th inning off Bielecki 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Coles 3 (5,4th inning off Moyer 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Moyer 2 on, 0 out,9th inning off Hall 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Pedrique (4,by Moyer).  SB–Brumley 2 (7,2nd base off Bielecki/Ortiz,Home off Smiley/Ortiz).  CS–Rowdon (2,2nd base by Bielecki/Ortiz); Brumley (1,2nd base by Bielecki/Ortiz).  WP–Moyer (11), Bielecki (3), Gideon (2).  IBB–Moyer (8,Pedrique).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–(none), 3B–Joe West.  T–3:32.  A–6,985.
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