Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
April 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1988 at Wrigley Field. 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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Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 6

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 1 1 1
Winningham cf 2 1 0 0
Brooks rf 4 0 2 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 2 1
Galarraga 1b 3 0 1 0
Reed c 3 0 1 0
Rivera ss 4 0 0 0
Foley 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 3 1 2 2
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 4 1 3 0
Davis c 3 2 2 1
Law 3b 4 1 1 2
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
Maddux p 4 1 1 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Montreal 110 000 000281
Chicago 101 103 00x6110
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (0-1) 6.0 9 6 6 0 3
  St. Claire   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (3-1) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
4

  E–Rivera (1).  DP–Chicago 4.  2B–Chicago Davis (2,off B Smith).  HR–Montreal Raines (3,2nd inning off Maddux 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Dawson (4,1st inning off B Smith 0 on, 2 out); Law (2,6th inning off B Smith 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Galarraga (2,by Maddux).  SH–Davis (2,off B Smith).  SF–Dawson (1,off B Smith).  IBB–Dunston (1,by St Claire).  SB–Palmeiro (2,2nd base off B Smith/Reed).  BK–B Smith (1).  HBP–Maddux (1,Galarraga).  IBB–St Claire (1,Dunston).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:24.  A–6,625.
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