Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 1 2
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 0
Morales cf 2 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 2 0 1 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 1 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 1 1
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Johnstone 1b 4 2 3 2
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 2 1
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Boone c 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Chicago 000 000 020250
Philadelphia 101 001 10x4100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (10-9) 6.1 8 4 4 1 3
  Hernandez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Moore   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
1
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (13-4) 8.0 4 2 2 2 3
  McGraw  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (5,off Carlton), Philadelphia Sizemore (11,off Burris); McBride (10,off Burris); Hebner (10,off Moore).  HR–Philadelphia Johnstone 2 (6,1st inning off Burris 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Burris 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Morales (1,by Carlton).  SH–Carlton (5,off Burris).  HBP–Carlton (2,Morales).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:58.  A–36,338.
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