Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
May 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 11, Cincinnati Reds 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 6 1 3 2
Trillo 1b 2 1 1 0
  Grace ph,1b 2 1 1 1
Dawson rf 5 1 2 0
Davis c 5 2 3 2
Palmeiro lf 5 1 2 0
Law 3b 3 1 2 3
Jackson cf 3 2 2 1
  Martinez ph,cf 2 0 1 2
Salazar ss 4 1 1 0
Tewksbury p 2 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 2 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 18 11
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 5 2 2 1
Larkin ss 4 0 2 1
Davis cf 1 0 0 2
  Roenicke cf 2 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 1 1 1
O'Neill rf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 2 1 1 0
  Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Treadway 2b 4 1 2 0
McGriff c 4 0 0 0
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 1
  Browning pr 0 1 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Chicago 033 104 00011182
Cincinnati 011 400 0006101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury   3.1 6 5 3 2 1
  Lancaster  W (2-4) 4.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Gossage   1.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
2
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (5-2) 4.0 13 7 7 0 5
  Williams   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Rijo   1.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Birtsas   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Franco   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
11
11
3
10

  E–Law (6), Jackson (1), Jackson (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Law (8,off Jackson); Martinez (5,off Rijo), Cincinnati Daniels (10,off Lancaster); Larkin (8,off Gossage).  HR–Chicago Law (4,3rd inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out); Jackson (1,3rd inning off Jackson 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Durham (4,2nd inning off Tewksbury 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Trillo (3,off Jackson).  IBB–Salazar (1,by Rijo).  SF–Davis 2 (2,off Tewksbury,off Lancaster); Larkin (4,off Lancaster).  SB–Sandberg (4,2nd base off Williams/McGriff).  WP–Williams (2).  BK–Lancaster (2), Birtsas (1).  IBB–Rijo (4,Salazar).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:10.  A–32,673.
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