Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
May 31, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1991 at Stade Olympique. 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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Chicago Cubs 7, Montreal Expos 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dascenzo cf,rf 5 1 3 1
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Grace 1b 5 2 2 1
Bell lf 3 1 1 1
Dawson rf 1 1 1 1
  Smith rf 2 0 1 0
  Walton ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Berryhill c 4 0 2 2
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 2 0
Bielecki p 3 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 5 0 0 0
Grissom cf 4 1 2 0
Calderon lf 4 0 1 0
Hassey c 2 0 1 1
Walker 1b 4 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 3 0 2 0
Martinez D. rf 4 1 1 1
Owen ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez D. p 1 0 0 0
  Bullock ph 1 0 1 0
  Sampen p 0 0 0 0
  Foley ph 1 0 0 0
  Frey p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Noboa ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Chicago 301 010 1107140
Montreal 000 011 000281
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  W (7-2) 6.0 6 2 2 3 4
  Lancaster  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (6-4) 4.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Sampen   2.0 3 1 0 0 4
  Frey   1.2 3 2 1 1 1
  Mahler   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
5
1
10

  E–Walker (2).  DP–Montreal 1.  PB–Hassey (3).  2B–Chicago Dunston (5,off Dennis Martinez); Grace (12,off Sampen), Montreal Hassey (7,off Bielecki); Grissom (7,off Lancaster).  3B–Chicago Dawson (3,off Dennis Martinez).  HR–Chicago Grace (3,3rd inning off Dennis Martinez 0 on, 1 out), Montreal Dave Martinez (1,6th inning off Bielecki 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lancaster (2,off Frey).  SF–Bell (5,off Dennis Martinez); Hassey (1,off Bielecki).  SB–Dascenzo (7,2nd base off Mahler/Hassey); Grissom 3 (21,2nd base off Bielecki/Berryhill 2,3rd base off Bielecki/Berryhill).  CS–Walton (2,2nd base by Frey/Hassey).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:05.  A–17,308.
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