Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
May 2, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 2 2 1
Martinez cf 4 0 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 1 2
Palmeiro lf 4 1 3 0
  Jackson ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Davis c 1 0 1 1
  Sundberg pr,c 3 1 1 0
Grace 1b 5 0 2 0
Law 3b 3 0 0 1
Dunston ss 4 0 3 0
Moyer p 3 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 15 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn rf 4 1 2 0
Alomar 2b 4 1 0 0
Kruk 1b 5 0 1 1
Moreland lf 3 0 2 1
Santiago c 5 0 1 0
Brown 3b 4 0 3 0
Abner cf 2 0 0 0
  Wynne ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Sierra p 0 0 0 0
  Thon ph 1 0 0 0
  Booker p 0 0 0 0
  Ready ph 1 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Chicago 200 200 1005150
San Diego 200 000 0002102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (2-2) 6.0 7 2 2 6 4
  Lancaster   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  DiPino   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gossage   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
7
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (2-3) 4.0 6 4 4 2 0
  Sierra   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Booker   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Leiper   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Davis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
2
4

  E–Brown (2), Templeton (3).  DP–Chicago 2, San Diego 2.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (5,off Jones); Davis (5,off Jones), San Diego Brown (2,off Lancaster).  HR–Chicago Dawson (7,1st inning off Jones 1 on, 1 out); Sandberg (4,7th inning off Booker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Law (2,off Jones).  IBB–Brown (1,by Moyer).  CS–Grace (1,2nd base by Sierra/Santiago).  SB–Gwynn (4,2nd base off Moyer/Sundberg).  IBB–Moyer (2,Brown).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:30.  A–21,435.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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