Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
September 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Nixon lf,cf 5 1 1 0
Martinez D. cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 5 1 3 2
Brooks rf 4 0 1 0
  Hudler pr 0 0 0 0
  Jones lf 1 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 5 2 2 1
Foley 2b 5 0 1 0
Santovenia c 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tejada c 0 0 0 0
Huson ss 3 0 2 1
Martinez D. p 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  O'Malley ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster rf 5 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 1
Grace 1b 4 1 0 0
Berryhill c 4 0 1 1
Law 3b 5 0 0 0
Varsho lf 5 1 0 0
Dascenzo cf 4 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
  Salazar ss 1 0 0 0
  Dawson ph 0 0 0 0
Sutcliffe p 4 0 1 1
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 41 5 8 4
Montreal 110 100 010 004102
Chicago 003 100 000 01581
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   6.0 7 4 4 2 6
  McGaffigan   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Burke  L (3-5) 2.2 1 1 0 2 1
Totals
10.2
8
5
4
4
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (13-13) 11.0 10 4 4 1 11
Totals
11.0
10
4
4
1
11

  E–Foley (13), Huson (1), Webster (6).  DP–Montreal 1, Chicago 2.  PB–Santovenia (8).  2B–Montreal Nixon (7,off Sutcliffe); Wallach (31,off Sutcliffe); Huson (1,off Sutcliffe); Foley (19,off Sutcliffe), Chicago Berryhill (18,off Dennis Martinez); Dunston (22,off Dennis Martinez); Sutcliffe (5,off Dennis Martinez).  3B–Chicago Sandberg (8,off Dennis Martinez).  HR–Montreal Wallach (12,4th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 1 out); Galarraga (28,8th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Huson (1,by Sutcliffe); Dascenzo (1,by Burke); Dawson (12,by Burke).  CS–Hudler (6,2nd base by Sutcliffe/Berryhill).  BK–Dennis Martinez 2 (10).  IBB–Burke 2 (13,Dascenzo,Dawson); Sutcliffe (8,Huson).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:25.
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