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May 16, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 6 1
Astros 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 6 1
Astros 1 5 0

Dickie Thon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .143
OBP .000 .250
At Bats 3 7
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Frank DiPino Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Astrodome - May 16, 1987
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Out
Frank DiPino
Jody Davis
Leon Durham
Ryne Sandberg
Keith Moreland
Shawon Dunston
Brian Dayett
Dave Martinez
Andre Dawson
Dickie Thon
Alan Ashby
Kevin Bass

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 6 1 6
Houston Astros 1 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Jamie Moyer
Losing Pitcher Nolan Ryan
Save Frank DiPino
Game Winning RBI Ryne Sandberg
Attendance 34,921
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ashbyhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Davis interferes with Ashby who is awarded first base.
Bottom 9 Frank DiPino now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bass moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Ron Davis now pitching. Jody Davis now catching. Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Sundberg is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Larry Andersen now pitching. Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Householder pinch runs for Mark Bailey. Hatcher hits a line drive towards third. Moreland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mark Bailey pinch hits for Aurelio Lopez. Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Moreland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dawson hits a popup towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thon hits a line drive into left field. Dayett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brian Dayett now playing left field. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mumphrey is called out on strikes.
Top 7 There goes Sandberg. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Sandberg steals second.
Top 7 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Martinez hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Doran takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Nolan Ryan. Pankovits is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dunston is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Moreland hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dawson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out.
Top 5 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Moyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Bass is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Martinez is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dunston strikes out.
Bottom 3 Doran hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashby scores.
Bottom 3 Ryan bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thon hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Dawson moves to third.
Top 3 Durham hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dawson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Dawson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mumphrey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Moreland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bass hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moyer takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Top 2 Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it and has Moreland trapped. There's the throw to Garner who throws back over to Thon who tags Moreland for the out. Durham scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Dunston strikes out.
Top 2 Moreland hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Moreland reaches second base with a double. Durham moves to third.
Top 2 Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hatcher strikes out.
Top 1 Dawson strikes out.
Top 1 Mumphrey strikes out.
Top 1 Sandberg strikes out.