Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
April 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1988 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 6, Montreal Expos 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 5 2 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 2 3 3
Dawson rf 5 0 3 0
Durham 1b 4 1 0 0
Palmeiro lf 5 1 1 1
Davis c 2 0 2 1
Law 3b 5 0 1 0
Dunston ss 5 0 1 1
Schiraldi p 2 0 0 0
  Nipper p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 6
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 2 1 1
Webster cf 4 2 3 2
Brooks rf 5 1 2 4
Wallach 3b 4 1 1 1
Galarraga 1b 5 1 1 0
Reed c 2 1 0 0
Foley ss 4 1 1 1
Candaele 2b 3 0 0 0
Martinez p 1 0 1 1
  McGaffigan p 1 1 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 10 10
Chicago 000 021 0036122
Montreal 020 032 30x10102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schiraldi  L (0-1) 4.1 6 5 5 3 2
  Nipper   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Hall   0.2 0 2 2 2 1
  Bielecki   1.1 4 3 3 2 1
  DiPino   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
10
10
9
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (1-1) 5.0 3 3 1 3 1
  McGaffigan   3.2 8 3 3 1 2
  Burke   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
4
4

  E–Schiraldi 2 (2), Wallach (1), Galarraga (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Montreal 1.  PB–Davis (1).  2B–Chicago Sandberg (1,off McGaffigan); Palmeiro (4,off McGaffigan), Montreal Brooks (2,off Bielecki).  3B–Chicago Dawson (1,off Dennis Martinez).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (1,5th inning off Dennis Martinez 1 on, 2 out), Montreal Wallach (1,2nd inning off Schiraldi 0 on, 0 out); Brooks (2,5th inning off Schiraldi 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Candaele (1,by Schiraldi).  SB–Webster (1,2nd base off Schiraldi/Davis); Raines (3,2nd base off Hall/Davis); Reed (1,2nd base off Bielecki/Davis).  IBB–Schiraldi (1,Candaele).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:20.  A–11,806.
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