Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 11, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Grace 1b 2 0 0 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 0 0
Webster rf 4 0 0 0
Law 3b 2 1 0 0
Berryhill c 3 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
Harkey p 2 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 3 0 1 0
Smith ss 2 1 1 1
Guerrero 1b 3 0 0 0
Walling lf 4 1 1 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 2 0
Pena c 3 0 1 1
DeLeon p 1 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 1 1 0
  Costello p 0 0 0 0
  Morris lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 2
Chicago 000 110 000230
St. Louis 011 000 10x370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey  L (0-1) 7.0 7 3 3 4 2
  Pico   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
5
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  W (11-8) 7.0 3 2 2 2 8
  Costello   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Dayley  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
2
11

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (19,off DeLeon), St. Louis Walling (12,off Harkey); Ford (5,off Harkey).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (17,4th inning off DeLeon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Coleman (5,off Harkey); Smith (11,off Harkey).  SB–Dunston (24,2nd base off DeLeon/Pena); Law (1,Home off DeLeon/Pena); Coleman (72,2nd base off Harkey/Berryhill).  CS–Coleman (26,3rd base by Harkey/Berryhill).  BK–Harkey (1).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:21.  A–39,440.
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