St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 1 0
Smith ss 5 0 0 0
McGee cf 3 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 1 1 0
Horner 1b 5 1 1 0
Pena c 5 1 1 0
Alicea 2b 4 0 2 2
Oquendo 3b 3 0 1 1
Tudor p 3 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Law 3b 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 0 0
Berryhill c 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 0 1 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
Maddux p 3 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 3 0
St. Louis 000 000 000 03370
Chicago 000 000 000 00032
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor   9.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Terry  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Worrell  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
3
0
0
0
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (6-3) 10.2 7 3 3 4 7
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
4
7

  E–Grace (2), Dunston (6).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 1.  SH–McGee (2,off Maddux); Oquendo (3,off Maddux).  IBB–Brunansky (2,by Maddux).  IBB–Maddux (3,Brunansky).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:41.  A–21,762.
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