Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 26, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 2 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 3 1 2 0
Dawson rf 4 1 2 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 1
Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 1
Noce 2b 4 0 2 0
Brumley ss 3 0 2 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 1 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 1 1 1
Van Slyke cf 3 1 3 3
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Diaz 1b 4 0 1 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 2 0
Morrison 3b 4 1 2 0
LaValliere c 2 1 0 0
Pedrique ss 3 0 0 0
Drabek p 2 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 1 1 1
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Chicago 000 002 0002101
Pittsburgh 001 001 30x5101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (4-7) 6.1 7 5 5 3 3
  DiPino   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek   6.1 9 2 2 1 5
  Smiley   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Jones  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Robinson  SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
8

  E–Dawson (3), Pedrique (3).  DP–Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Palmeiro (2,off Drabek), Pittsburgh Reynolds (14,off Maddux); Bonilla (12,off Maddux).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonds (11,3rd inning off Maddux 0 on, 1 out); Van Slyke (10,6th inning off Maddux 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Maddux (7,off Drabek).  SF–J Davis (1,off Drabek).  IBB–LaValliere (2,by Maddux).  CS–Noce 2 (3,2nd base by Drabek/LaValliere,3rd base by Drabek/LaValliere); Van Slyke (4,2nd base by DiPino/J Davis).  IBB–Maddux (6,LaValliere).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:49.  A–20,408.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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