San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 8, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 13

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 1 2 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
Mitchell 3b 3 2 1 0
Aldrete lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Maldonado rf 4 2 2 3
Brenly c 3 2 2 3
Uribe ss 4 0 1 0
Price p 2 0 0 0
  Garrelts p 0 0 0 0
  Hammaker p 0 0 0 0
  Leonard ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 6 2 4 1
Trillo 1b 3 1 0 0
  Grace ph,1b 1 2 1 0
Dawson rf 4 2 3 2
Jackson cf 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,cf 2 0 0 1
Palmeiro lf 4 3 3 2
Law 3b 3 2 3 6
Berryhill c 5 0 0 0
Dunston ss 5 1 2 0
Nipper p 2 0 1 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Capel p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 17 12
San Francisco 100 302 010781
Chicago 400 012 60x13172
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Price   3.1 6 4 3 3 4
  Garrelts  L (1-2) 1.2 5 3 3 0 1
  Hammaker   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Mulholland   2.0 5 6 6 1 2
Totals
8.0
17
13
12
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper   5.0 3 4 3 2 4
  Capel  W (1-0) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  DiPino   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Landrum   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
3
6

  E–Mitchell (8), Dawson (2), Berryhill (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Dawson (8,off Price); Law (6,off Price); Nipper (1,off Price); Dunston 2 (4,off Price,off Mulholland); Palmeiro (11,off Mulholland).  3B–San Francisco Mitchell (3,off Landrum), Chicago Sandberg 2 (3,off Price,off Mulholland).  HR–San Francisco Maldonado (4,4th inning off Nipper 1 on, 1 out); Brenly 2 (3,4th inning off Nipper 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Capel 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Palmeiro (2,5th inning off Garrelts 0 on, 0 out); Law (3,7th inning off Mulholland 2 on, 2 out).  SH–DiPino (1,off Mulholland).  SF–Martinez (3,off Hammaker).  IBB–Dawson (3,by Price).  CS–Leonard (3,2nd base by DiPino/Berryhill).  WP–Garrelts (2).  BK–Nipper (1).  IBB–Price (2,Dawson).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:06.  A–26,355.
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