Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
September 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1988 at Stade Olympique. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 3 0 0 0
  Roomes pr 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 1b 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 2 1 2 0
Law 3b 2 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 1 1 1
  Palmeiro ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Berryhill c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 1
Harkey p 2 0 0 0
  Dascenzo ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Nixon lf 3 1 1 0
  O'Malley ph 0 0 0 0
  Hudler pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Martinez cf 5 0 0 1
Galarraga 1b 4 1 1 0
Brooks rf 4 0 2 1
Wallach 3b 2 0 0 0
Foley 2b 4 0 1 0
Fitzgerald c 2 0 1 0
  Paredes pr 0 1 0 0
  Santovenia c 1 0 1 0
Huson ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Burke p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
Chicago 020 000 000243
Montreal 100 011 00x380
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey  L (0-3) 6.0 6 3 1 5 5
  DiPino   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
1
5
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (3-0) 6.0 3 2 2 3 4
  McGaffigan   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Burke  SV (17) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
6

  E–Sandberg (11), Dunston (20), Harkey (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Jackson (11,off R Johnson); Dawson (29,off R Johnson), Montreal Brooks (34,off Harkey).  3B–Montreal Galarraga (8,off Harkey).  SH–Jones (3,off Harkey).  SB–Nixon (44,2nd base off Harkey/Berryhill).  CS–Hudler (7,2nd base by DiPino/Berryhill).  WP–DiPino (6), R Johnson 2 (3).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:55.  A–6,577.
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