San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 5, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 11, Chicago Cubs 8

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Almon ss 2 1 0 0
  Richards ph 0 1 0 1
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts c 1 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 4 1 2 0
Kingman lf 4 2 2 7
Winfield rf 5 1 1 1
Hendrick cf 4 1 2 1
Tenace c 4 2 2 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Ashford 3b,ss 4 1 1 0
Champion 2b 4 0 1 0
Wehrmeister p 1 0 0 0
  Sawyer p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlon ph,3b 2 1 2 1
Totals 35 11 13 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Biittner lf 5 2 1 0
Buckner 1b 5 3 3 1
Morales cf 3 2 2 2
Murcer rf 3 0 0 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 4
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 4 0 0 0
Burris p 2 0 1 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 8
San Diego 300 006 11011131
Chicago 202 000 400890
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wehrmeister   2.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Sawyer   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Tomlin  W (3-4) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Spillner   2.0 3 4 0 0 1
  Fingers  SV (24) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
4
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (11-11) 5.1 8 8 8 6 2
  Reuschel   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Broberg   2.0 3 2 2 3 2
  Roberts   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
11
11
9
5

  E–Scanlon (2).  DP–San Diego 1, Chicago 3.  2B–San Diego Ivie (22,off Burris), Chicago Buckner 2 (16,off Wehrmeister 2); Biittner (18,off Wehrmeister).  HR–San Diego Kingman 2 (17,1st inning off Burris 2 on, 0 out,6th inning off P Reuschel 3 on, 2 out); Hendrick (14,6th inning off Burris 0 on, 0 out); Winfield (22,8th inning off Broberg 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Ontiveros (8,7th inning off Spillner 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Tomlin (1,off Burris); Champion (8,off Burris).  IBB–Scanlon (1,by Burris).  WP–Sawyer (9), Tomlin (1).  IBB–Burris (5,Scanlon).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:58.  A–17,985.
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