Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 1 1 0
Clines lf 4 0 1 1
Murcer rf 3 1 2 1
Morales cf 5 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 1
Buckner 1b 3 0 2 0
  Biittner pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Rosello ss 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 1 0
  Mumphrey lf 1 0 1 0
Templeton ss 4 2 1 0
  Kessinger ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Scott cf 5 2 3 3
Simmons c 3 0 1 1
  Rader c 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 0 0
Reitz 3b 5 0 1 0
Anderson rf 3 1 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 2
  Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0
Falcone p 4 1 3 1
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 7
Chicago 000 000 012397
St. Louis 402 004 00x10131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (8-7) 4.0 6 6 3 2 2
  Moore   2.0 5 4 2 0 2
  Todd   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
5
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (4-6) 8.0 5 1 1 5 4
  Carroll   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
5

  E–Clines (1), Trillo 3 (14), Swisher (2), Bonham 2 (3), Templeton (11).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Murcer (10,off Falcone), St. Louis Scott (13,off Bonham).  HR–St. Louis Tyson (2,3rd inning off Bonham 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Trillo (4,off Falcone).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:19.  A–50,340.
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