Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 7, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Lind 2b 4 1 2 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 2
Diaz 1b 3 0 1 0
  Washington pr 0 0 0 0
  Bream 1b 1 0 0 0
Harper lf 3 1 2 1
  Van Slyke cf 1 0 0 0
Coles rf 4 0 0 0
Ortiz c 4 0 0 0
Pedrique ss 2 0 0 0
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 2 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 1 1 1
Dawson rf 3 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 1 1 1
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 1 0
  Walker pr 0 0 0 0
Moyer p 3 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 010 020370
Chicago 001 001 000251
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (8-9) 7.0 4 2 2 5 3
  Robinson  SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 9.0 5 2 2 5 6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (11-12) 7.2 7 3 3 1 8
  DiPino   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 1 8

  E–Moreland (26).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Harper (3,off Moyer); Bonilla (26,off Moyer).  HR–Pittsburgh Harper (1,5th inning off Moyer 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Durham (25,3rd inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out); Moreland (24,6th inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Dawson (6,by Fisher).  Team–6.  CS–Lind (1,2nd base by Moyer/Sundberg); Dunston (3,2nd base by Fisher/Ortiz); Walker (3,2nd base by J. Robinson/Ortiz).  SB–Martinez (14,2nd base off Fisher/Ortiz).  HBP–Fisher (4,Dawson).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:33.  A–21,745.

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