Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
October 4, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1987 at Stade Olympique. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Montreal Expos 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf,lf 5 1 2 2
Dawson rf 4 1 1 1
Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 1 2 2
Mumphrey lf 5 0 2 1
  Dernier pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 1 1
  Rowdon 3b 1 0 0 0
Berryhill c 5 1 2 0
Brumley ss 3 1 0 0
Moyer p 1 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 2 2 0
Webster rf 5 1 2 1
Brooks ss 5 1 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 2 3
Galarraga 1b 3 0 1 0
Nichols cf 3 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  Engle ph 1 0 0 0
  Tibbs p 0 0 0 0
Law 2b 3 0 1 0
  Candaele 2b 1 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 3 1 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed c 0 0 0 0
Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Rivera ph 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Winningham cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Chicago 101 013 1007122
Montreal 000 030 2005101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (12-15) 5.0 9 3 0 1 2
  DiPino   2.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Smith  SV (36) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
2
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Perez   5.0 6 3 2 1 7
  Parrett  L (7-6) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  McGaffigan   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  McClure   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tibbs   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
3
10

  E–Brumley 2 (5), Perez (3).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Palmeiro (15,off Perez), Montreal Raines (34,off Moyer); Wallach (42,off Moyer); Webster (30,off DiPino).  3B–Chicago Martinez (8,off McGaffigan).  HR–Chicago Palmeiro (14,3rd inning off Perez 0 on, 1 out); Moreland (27,7th inning off McGaffigan 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Galarraga (13,by Moyer).  SB–Sandberg (21,2nd base off Perez/Fitzgerald); Dawson (11,2nd base off Tibbs/Fitzgerald).  CS–Berryhill (1,2nd base by McClure/Fitzgerald).  WP–DiPino (5), Perez (1).  IBB–Moyer (9,Galarraga).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–3:03.  A–29,487.
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