Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
April 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1988 at Wrigley Field. 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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Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 3 1 1 0
Webster cf 4 0 0 0
Brooks rf 5 1 2 3
Wallach 3b 5 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 5 2 4 1
Reed c 3 0 0 0
Foley ss 4 0 1 1
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Candaele 2b 4 0 1 0
Youmans p 2 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera ss 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 1 0
Davis c 3 1 0 0
Law 3b 2 0 1 1
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Montreal 000 001 0135110
Chicago 010 000 000140
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Youmans   5.1 3 1 1 3 5
  McGaffigan   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Parrett  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Burke  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (1-1) 8.0 8 2 2 4 6
  Lancaster   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Montreal Candaele (3,off Sutcliffe), Chicago Palmeiro (6,off Youmans).  3B–Chicago Law (1,off Youmans).  HR–Montreal Galarraga (3,6th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 2 out); Brooks (3,9th inning off Lancaster 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Raines (1,by Sutcliffe).  SB–Galarraga (3,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Davis); Palmeiro (1,3rd base off Youmans/Reed); Sandberg (1,2nd base off Youmans/Reed); Martinez (2,2nd base off Burke/Reed).  CS–Law (1,2nd base by Youmans/Reed).  IBB–Sutcliffe (1,Raines).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:07.  A–5,699.
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