Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
October 3, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1987 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 1 1 1 0
  Dernier ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Dawson rf 5 1 1 2
Sandberg 2b 2 1 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 3 0
Mumphrey lf 3 0 1 2
  Dayett ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Brumley ss 4 0 1 0
Lancaster p 3 0 0 0
  Berryhill c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 3 1 2 0
Candaele rf,2b 4 1 2 1
Brooks ss 4 1 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 1 2 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 2
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Winningham cf 4 0 0 0
Foley 2b 3 0 0 0
  Webster ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Reed c 3 1 1 0
  Engle ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald c 0 0 0 0
Sebra p 1 0 1 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Daugherty ph 1 0 0 0
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Galarraga 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 4
Chicago 202 000 000481
Montreal 300 100 10x5120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster  L (8-3) 7.0 10 5 4 2 0
  DiPino   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
3
0
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sebra   3.0 5 4 4 2 3
  St. Claire   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Hesketh   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Parrett  W (7-5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Burke  SV (18) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
8

  E–Brumley (3).  DP–Chicago 2, Montreal 1.  2B–Chicago Moreland (29,off Sebra); Palmeiro (14,off Sebra), Montreal Webster (29,off DiPino).  3B–Chicago Brumley (2,off St Claire).  HR–Chicago Dawson (49,1st inning off Sebra 1 on, 0 out), Montreal Wallach (26,7th inning off Lancaster 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Palmeiro (1,by Sebra); Candaele (2,by Lancaster).  SH–St Claire (2,off Lancaster).  CS–Palmeiro (2,2nd base by Sebra/Reed); Martinez (8,2nd base by Sebra/Reed).  HBP–Lancaster (1,Candaele); Sebra (3,Palmeiro).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:37.  A–15,517.
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