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May 21, 1987

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	7	9	1
Cubs	7	9	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	7	9	1
Cubs	7	9	0

Shawon Dunston Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.200
OBP	.667	.221
At Bats	3	145
Hits	2	29
• Singles	0	17
• Doubles	1	8
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	1	3
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	3	9

John Franco Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	7

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Wrigley Field - May 21, 1987

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Out

John Franco

Bo Diaz

Nick Esasky

Ron Oester

Buddy Bell

Barry Larkin

Tracy Jones

Eric Davis

Dave Parker

Shawon Dunston

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Ron Oester now playing second base. John Franco now pitching. Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dunston for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Davis reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Larkin goes all the way around to score.

Top 9 Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.

Top 9 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Paul O'Neill pinch hits for Ron Robinson. O'Neill strikes out.

Top 9 Kal Daniels pinch hits for Dave Concepcion. Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Davis strikes out.

Bottom 8 Durham strikes out.

Top 8 Esasky strikes out.

Top 8 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Lee Smith now pitching. Dave Martinez now playing left field. Bob Dernier now playing center field. Parker strikes out.

Bottom 7 Mumphrey strikes out.

Bottom 7 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 There goes Dernier. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Bell applying the tag.

Bottom 7 Bob Dernier pinch runs for Gary Matthews. Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Gary Matthews pinch hits for Dickie Noles. Ron Robinson now pitching. Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Matthews moves to second.

Bottom 7 Martinez bunts towards the mound. Power picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Power. Dunston scores. Martinez moves to second.

Bottom 7 Dunston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Dunston reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Davis hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Power strikes out.

Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 5 Walker strikes out.

Bottom 5 Noles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Parker hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Dunston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 4 Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham moves to third.

Bottom 4 Davis takes first base on ball four. Durham moves to second.

Bottom 4 Durham takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Larkin is hit by the pitch.

Top 4 There goes Jones. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Jones steals second.

Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third.

Top 4 Power strikes out.

Top 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 There goes Walker. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Esasky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Noles strikes out.

Top 3 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker moves to third.

Top 3 Dickie Noles now pitching. There goes Parker. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Parker steals second.

Top 3 Parker takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 3 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.

Top 3 Jones takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Dunston strikes out.

Bottom 2 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Power strikes out.

Top 2 Concepcion strikes out.

Top 2 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Diaz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Durham hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mumphrey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops it up and throws to first, with Moyer covering, for the out.

Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and has Larkin trapped. There's the throw to Moreland and over to Sandberg, who tags Larkin for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. Larkin moves to second.

Top 1 Larkin takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Ron Oester now playing second base. John Franco now pitching. Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dunston for the out.

Reds @ Cubs
May 21, 1987