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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1

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Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1

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Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1987 (N) at Busch Stadium II

CHI N    0  0  0    1  1  2    3  1  0  -   8 10  0
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  2
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Martinez cf,lf                5   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Sandberg 2b                   4   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
Palmeiro lf                   2   2   1   0       1   0       2   0
  Trillo ph,1b                2   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Dawson rf                     5   2   2   1       0   0       0   0
Durham 1b                     2   0   0   0       1   2       6   0
  Dernier ph,cf               1   0   1   2       0   0       1   0
Moreland 3b                   4   0   1   2       0   2       1   2
J. Davis c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Dunston ss                    3   2   1   0       1   0       0   4
Sutcliffe p                   2   1   1   1       0   0       0   2
Totals                       34   8  10   7       4   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Dunston-Sandberg-Durham.
BATTING - 
2B: Palmeiro (11,off Cox).
3B: Dunston (3,off Cox); Dernier (4,off Horton).
SH: Sutcliffe (8,off Dawley).
SF: Sutcliffe (1,off Cox).
GDP: Martinez (4,off Cox).
Team LOB: 5.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Smith ss                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   3
Herr 2b                       3   0   0   0       1   0       2   4
McGee cf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Pendleton 3b                  3   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
  Dawley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Laga 1b                       3   0   0   0       0   1      10   2
Green rf                      3   1   2   0       0   0       3   1
Pena c                        3   0   1   1       0   1       4   1
  Pagnozzi c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cox p                         2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Peters p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Terry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Horton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Booker 3b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   1   4   1       1   9      27  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Laga-Smith-Laga, Herr-Pendleton.
E: Laga (2), Green (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Green (2,off Sutcliffe).
3B: Green (1,off Sutcliffe).
GDP: McGee (22,off Sutcliffe).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sutcliffe W(17-8)             9     4   1   1   1   9   0  31

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cox L(9-8)                    6.1   7   6   3   3   3   0  29
Peters                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Terry                         0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Horton                        0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2
Dawley                        2     1   1   1   1   0   0   7
Totals                        9    10   8   4*  4   4   0  40
* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.16 (i) of the Scoring rules (where runs may be earned for a reliever but not for the team) were applied.
Inherited Runners - Scored: Peters 2-0; Terry 2-1; Horton 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Randy Marsh
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 44189
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Martinez            cf        Coleman             lf
2. Sandberg            2b        Smith               ss
3. Palmeiro            lf        Herr                2b
4. Dawson              rf        McGee               cf
5. Durham              1b        Pendleton           3b
6. Moreland            3b        Laga                1b
7. J. Davis            c         Green               rf
8. Dunston             ss        Pena                c
9. Sutcliffe           p         Cox                 p

CUBS 1ST: Martinez flied out to left; Sandberg flied out to
right; Palmeiro walked; Dawson forced Palmeiro (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Coleman struck out; Smith singled to left; Herr
walked [Smith to second]; McGee grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham was called out on strikes; Moreland was called
out on strikes; J. Davis singled to center; Dunston grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Pendleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Laga
flied out to left; Green doubled to left; Pena struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Sutcliffe singled to second; Martinez grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sutcliffe out at
second]; Sandberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cox struck out; Coleman grounded out (pitcher to
first); Smith lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Palmeiro doubled to right; Dawson reached on an error
by Green [Palmeiro scored (unearned) (no RBI), Dawson to third];
Durham was called out on strikes; Moreland lined into a double
play (second to third) [Dawson out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Herr flied out to left; McGee struck out;
Pendleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: J. Davis grounded out (third to first); Dunston
tripled to center; Sutcliffe hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Dunston scored]; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Laga struck out; Green grounded out (third to
first); Pena singled to pitcher; Cox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Sandberg walked; Palmeiro forced Sandberg (first to
shortstop); Dawson singled to left [Palmeiro to second]; Durham
walked [Palmeiro to third, Dawson to second]; Moreland singled
to center [Palmeiro scored, Dawson scored, Durham to second]; J.
Davis flied to center [Durham to third]; Dunston grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Coleman was called out on strikes; Smith flied
out to center; Herr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Sutcliffe reached on an error by Laga (assist by Herr)
[Sutcliffe to first]; Martinez singled to right [Sutcliffe to
second]; Sandberg flied out to right [Sutcliffe to third];
TRILLO BATTED FOR PALMEIRO; PETERS REPLACED COX (PITCHING);
Trillo popped to shortstop; TERRY REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING);
Dawson singled to left [Sutcliffe scored (unearned), Martinez to
third]; DERNIER BATTED FOR DURHAM; HORTON REPLACED TERRY
(PITCHING); Dernier tripled to right [Martinez scored
(unearned), Dawson scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher)]; Moreland struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TRILLO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DERNIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); McGee grounded out (second to first); Pendleton was called
out on strikes; Laga grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: DAWLEY REPLACED PENDLETON (PITCHING); BOOKER REPLACED
HORTON (PLAYING 3B); J. Davis grounded out (third to first);
Dunston walked; Sutcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Dunston to second]; Martinez singled to right [Dunston
scored, Martinez out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Green tripled to right; Pena grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Green scored]; Booker flied out to left;
Coleman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: PAGNOZZI REPLACED PENA (PLAYING C ); Sandberg grounded
out (second to first); Trillo flied out to right; Dawson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith flied out to left; Herr flied out to
center; McGee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Cardinals 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             8  10   0    5
 Cardinals        1   4   2    3
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