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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 21, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 21, 1987 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trout |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 26,333 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Joe West 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Bob Engel |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Walker | Left Fielder |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
Keith Moreland | Third Baseman |
Leon Durham | First Baseman |
Jody Davis | Catcher |
Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
Steve Trout | Pitcher |
Gene Michael | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Jack Clark | First Baseman |
Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
Tito Landrum | Right Fielder |
Steve Lake | Catcher |
Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 21, 1987
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Forsch
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Forsch
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Forsch
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trout
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Trout
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Trout
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Forsch
Moreland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Forsch
Durham hits a line drive towards first. Clark catches it and steps on first to double up Moreland. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Trout
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Trout
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Trout
Pendleton hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrum vs. Trout
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lake vs. Trout
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Forsch
Dunston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Forsch
Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dunston moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trout vs. Forsch
Trout strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Forsch
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dunston scores. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Forsch
Sandberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Landrum. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Forsch
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Trout
Forsch hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trout
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Trout
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Forsch
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Forsch
Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Trout
Herr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Herr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Trout
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGee vs. Trout
McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herr tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Trout
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Forsch
Dunston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coleman. Dunston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Forsch
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dunston scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Forsch
Trout strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Forsch
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Martinez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Forsch
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman throws the ball in to Smith who relays the ball to Herr who tags Sandberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Martinez scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dawson vs. Forsch
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Trout
Landrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Landrum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Trout
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindeman vs. Trout
Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Bob Forsch.
Lindeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Trout
Danny Cox pinch runs for Jim Lindeman.
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Trout
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Soff
Ray Soff now pitching.
Moreland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Soff
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Soff
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Trout
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Trout
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Trout
McGee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. McGee reaches second base with a double. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pendleton vs. Trout
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark scores. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landrum vs. Trout
Landrum hits a line drive towards third. Moreland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Soff
Dunston hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Soff
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Soff
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it, throws to second, with Smith covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Trout
Lake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Lake reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oquendo vs. Noles
Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Ray Soff. Dickie Noles now pitching.
Oquendo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Oquendo reaches second base with a double. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Noles
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lake scores. Oquendo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Noles
Smith hits a popup towards first. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Noles
There goes Coleman. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Noles
There goes Coleman. The throw from Davis and he is out, Moreland applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Noles
Herr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Herr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Noles
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dawley
Bill Dawley now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dawley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Dawley
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Dawley
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreland vs. Dawley
Moreland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Noles
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Noles
Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Noles
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Dawley
Durham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dawley
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Dawley
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Dawley
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Smith
Curt Ford pinch hits for Steve Lake. Lee Smith now pitching. Manny Trillo now playing third base.
Ford hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laga vs. Smith
Mike Laga pinch hits for Bill Dawley.
Laga strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smith
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Smith
There goes Coleman. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Smith
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Smith
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herr for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1987 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Walker C, lf 4 0 0 1 Coleman V, lf 4 0 1 2 Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 3 2 Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0 Dawson A, rf 4 0 0 0 Herr T, 2b 5 1 2 0 Moreland K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Clark J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Smith L, p 0 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 3 0 2 1 Durham L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 0 1 Davis J, c 4 1 1 1 Landrum T, rf 4 0 1 0 Dunston S, ss 4 2 2 0 Lake S, c 3 1 1 0 Martinez D, cf 4 2 3 1 Ford C, ph 1 0 0 0 Trout S, p 3 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 1 0 0 0 Noles D, p 0 0 0 0 Lindeman J, ph 0 0 0 0 Trillo M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Cox D, pr 0 0 0 0 Soff R, p 0 0 0 0 Oquendo J, ph 1 1 1 0 Dawley B, p 0 0 0 0 Laga M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 11 5 34 4 9 4 Chicago 002 020 001 -- 5 St.Louis 000 101 200 -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trout S* 6.0 6 3 3 2 1 Noles D (W) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 Smith L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Forsch B 5.0 8 4 4 0 4 Soff R 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Dawley B (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th DP -- St.Louis 3 LOB -- Chicago 3, St.Louis 8 2B -- Sandberg R 2, Herr T 2, Dunston S, Landrum T, McGee W, Lake S, Oquendo J HR -- Davis J SB -- Coleman V 2 CS -- Coleman V SF -- McGee W T -- 2:39 A -- 26333
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