Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
September 9, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 2003 at Estadio Hiram Bithorn. 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 4, Montreal Expos 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 0 0
Sosa rf 3 2 1 0
Alou lf 5 0 2 2
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1
Simon 1b 4 0 3 1
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Zambrano p 3 1 2 0
  Choi ph 1 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson 1b 4 2 2 0
Chavez cf 3 0 1 0
Cabrera ss 3 0 2 2
Guerrero rf 3 0 0 0
Calloway lf 3 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 0 1 0
Mateo 2b 4 0 0 0
Day p 2 0 0 0
  Almonte p 0 0 0 0
  Vidro ph 1 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Macias ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 32 3 7 3
Chicago 000 101 2004110
Montreal 100 001 001371
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (13-9) 7.0 5 2 2 3 5
  Farnsworth   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Borowski  SV (26) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Day  L (7-7) 6.1 9 4 4 1 1
  Almonte   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Ayala   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Cordero   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
3

  E–Zeile (2).  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–Chicago Simon (16,off Day), Montreal Wilkerson 2 (28,off Zambrano 2); Cabrera (38,off Zambrano); Schneider (22,off Zambrano).  HR–Montreal Macias (4,9th inning off Borowski 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Ramirez (11,off Day); Cabrera (8,off Zambrano).  HBP–Sosa (5,by Day); Grudzielanek (10,by Day).  SH–Chavez (9,off Zambrano).  IBB–Guerrero (19,by Zambrano).  CS–Lofton (8,2nd base by Day/Schneider).  WP–Day (10).  HBP–Day 2 (7,Sosa,Grudzielanek).  IBB–Zambrano (12,Guerrero).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:48.  A–15,632.
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