Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
September 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1988 at Wrigley Field. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 1 2 1
Martinez cf,rf,cf 5 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Brooks rf 4 0 1 1
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
  Galarraga ph,1b 0 0 0 1
O'Malley 3b 4 1 1 1
Santovenia c 5 1 1 0
Hudler 2b 3 0 1 0
  Wallach ph 1 0 1 1
  Paredes pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Huson ss 3 0 1 0
  Foley ph,2b 1 1 0 1
Dopson p 2 0 0 0
  Nixon ph,cf 1 1 1 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 1 1
  Rivera pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Varsho lf 5 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 5 2 2 0
Grace 1b 3 1 1 0
Berryhill c 4 0 0 0
Law 3b 4 1 2 5
Dascenzo cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Salazar ss 3 0 1 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 1 0
  Wrona pr 0 0 0 0
Harkey p 2 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Montreal 000 100 0168111
Chicago 200 003 000592
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Dopson   7.0 7 5 5 1 7
  Hesketh  W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Parrett   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Burke  SV (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey   7.1 6 2 1 1 3
  Pico   0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Gossage  L (3-3) 0.0 2 3 1 0 0
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Sanderson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
5
3
4

  E–Varsho (3), Salazar (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Montreal Dave Martinez (13,off Harkey); Jones (6,off Harkey); Santovenia (19,off Pico); Nettles (4,off Gossage).  HR–Chicago Law (9,6th inning off Dopson 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–W Johnson (1,by DiPino).  SH–Harkey (2,off Dopson).  SB–Jones (18,2nd base off DiPino/Berryhill).  CS–Huson (1,2nd base by Harkey/Berryhill).  WP–Harkey (2), Gossage (2).  IBB–DiPino (6,W Johnson).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:01.  A–8,360.
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