Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 17, 1988 Box Score

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

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 1 2 0
Heep 1b 4 0 0 0
  Pena p 1 0 0 0
Gibson lf 3 0 1 0
Marshall rf 4 0 2 1
Shelby cf 4 0 1 0
Scioscia c 2 0 0 0
Hamilton 3b 3 1 0 0
Anderson ss 3 1 1 0
Belcher p 2 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph,1b 2 1 2 3
Totals 33 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster cf 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 4 1 2 0
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 1
Grace 1b 3 0 2 0
Berryhill c 4 0 0 0
Law 3b 3 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Pico p 2 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Los Angeles 100 000 300490
Chicago 000 100 000180
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (6-4) 6.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Pena  SV (8) 3.0 4 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pico  L (3-5) 7.0 5 4 4 5 4
  Perry   2.0 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
7

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Los Angeles Sax (10,off Pico), Chicago Palmeiro (26,off Belcher).  HR–Los Angeles Stubbs (5,7th inning off Pico 2 on, 1 out).  CS–Scioscia (3,2nd base by Pico/Berryhill).  WP–Perry (3).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:52.
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