Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 31, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1991 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 3 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
  Vizcaino ss 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 2 0 0 1
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 3 0
  Landrum pr 0 0 0 0
Wilkins c 3 1 2 0
Sutcliffe p 2 1 1 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 1 2 0
Harris ss,3b 3 0 2 1
Daniels lf 4 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 1 2 1
Scioscia c 3 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 3 0 1 0
Hansen 3b 1 0 0 0
  Sharperson ph,3b 1 0 1 0
  Offerman pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Gross p 0 1 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 9 3
Chicago 002 000 000280
Los Angeles 000 020 01x390
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   4.2 5 2 2 4 2
  McElroy   1.1 0 0 0 2 2
  Assenmacher  L (7-5) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
6
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Gross   6.0 5 2 2 2 1
  McDowell  W (5-8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Howell  SV (15) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Los Angeles Harris (14,off Sutcliffe); Sharperson (6,off Assenmacher).  HR–Los Angeles Murray (13,8th inning off Assenmacher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wilkins (7,off McDowell); Gross (2,off Sutcliffe); Harris (11,off Assenmacher).  SF–Dunston (10,off Gross); Grace (6,off Gross).  CS–Butler (27,2nd base by Sutcliffe/Wilkins); Samuel (8,2nd base by Assenmacher/Wilkins).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:08.  A–46,943.
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