San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 7, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 9

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 3 1 1 1
Almon ss 2 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph 1 1 1 0
  Sawyer p 0 0 0 0
Turner lf 4 1 1 2
Kingman 1b 0 0 0 0
  Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 3 0 0 0
Ashford 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Champion 2b 4 1 2 0
Roberts c 4 0 0 0
Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlon ph,3b 4 0 1 1
Totals 33 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 0 0
Biittner lf,1b 3 2 2 0
Cardenal cf 2 1 2 4
  Gross cf 1 0 1 0
  Morales ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 1
  Clines pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Murcer rf 3 0 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 1
  Rosello pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Swisher c 4 1 1 1
Kelleher 2b 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0
Renko p 3 0 1 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 13 8
San Diego 000 010 030471
Chicago 320 000 31x9131
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  L (6-14) 2.0 5 5 5 1 4
  Griffin   3.0 2 0 0 3 3
  Tomlin   2.0 4 3 2 2 1
  Sawyer   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
7
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (2-1) 7.1 7 4 3 1 3
  Giusti   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
5

  E–Ashford (7), DeJesus (24).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Chicago Ontiveros (17,off Tomlin).  3B–Chicago Morales (5,off Tomlin).  HR–San Diego Richards (3,8th inning off Renko 0 on, 1 out); Turner (7,8th inning off Renko 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Cardenal (3,1st inning off Shirley 2 on, 0 out); Swisher (4,2nd inning off Shirley 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Kingman (5,by Renko); Biittner (1,by Shirley).  IBB–Trillo (4,by Griffin).  CS–Richards (6,2nd base by Renko/Swisher).  SB–Murcer (10,2nd base off Griffin/Roberts).  HBP–Shirley (4,Biittner); Renko (1,Kingman).  IBB–Griffin (7,Trillo).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:46.  A–30,099.
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