Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
June 3, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 22

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 3 2 1 4
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Doran 2b 5 1 3 2
  Garner 2b 0 0 0 0
Walling 3b 3 0 0 0
Davis 1b 5 1 2 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 0 0
Reynolds ss 5 0 1 1
Bailey c 3 1 1 0
Knepper p 1 0 1 0
  Meads p 0 1 0 0
  Householder ph 1 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 6 1 3 2
Sandberg 2b 5 4 3 3
Dawson rf 5 2 2 1
  Noce ss 1 0 0 0
Davis c 1 5 1 0
  Sundberg ph,c 1 1 1 2
Dayett lf,rf 3 3 2 4
Moreland 3b 5 2 3 7
Dunston ss 5 1 1 0
  Martinez lf 1 0 0 0
Trillo 1b 5 2 3 0
Sutcliffe p 3 1 1 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 1 2
  Lynch p 1 0 0 0
  Noles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 22 21 21
Houston 200 410 000792
Chicago 922 124 20x22210
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (2-6) 1.0 7 9 9 2 1
  Meads   3.0 7 5 5 3 2
  Solano   3.0 7 8 8 4 2
  Andersen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 8.0 21 22 22 9 6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (8-2) 5.0 7 7 7 6 3
  Lynch   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Noles   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 7 7 7 5

  E–Davis (4), Knepper (1).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Davis 2 (15,off Sutcliffe,off Noles), Chicago Dayett (6,off Meads); Trillo (3,off Meads); J Davis (6,off Solano).  HR–Houston Doran (6,1st inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 0 out); Hatcher (5,4th inning off Sutcliffe 3 on, 1 out), Chicago Dayett (4,1st inning off Knepper 3 on 1 out); Moreland 2 (6,1st inning off Knepper 0 on 1 out,6th inning off Solano 3 on 1 out); Sandberg (10,1st inning off Knepper 2 on 2 out); Dawson (19,3rd inning off Meads 0 on 2 out); Sundberg (2,7th inning off Solano 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Hatcher (4,by Noles).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Moreland (3,off Meads).  Team–8.  SB–Dawson (6,2nd base off Knepper/Bailey).  WP–Meads (1).  HBP–Noles (2,Hatcher).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:22.  A–19,725.

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