Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1977 at Wrigley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 10, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf,cf 4 0 0 1
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 2 0
Luzinski lf 5 1 2 3
  Martin pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Johnstone 1b,rf 5 1 1 1
Maddox cf 2 0 0 0
  Hutton 1b 3 1 1 1
McCarver c 4 3 4 2
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Carlton p 2 1 1 2
Totals 39 10 14 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Gross cf 3 0 1 0
Clines lf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 2
Kelleher ss 4 0 1 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Broberg p 1 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 0 1 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Rosello ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Philadelphia 034 010 02010141
Chicago 020 000 010381
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (17-6) 9.0 8 3 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (15-5) 2.0 8 7 7 0 0
  Broberg   6.0 5 3 3 0 7
  Giusti   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
0
7

  E–Schmidt (12), Mitterwald (5).  2B–Chicago Ontiveros (19,off Carlton); Buckner (17,off Carlton).  HR–Philadelphia McCarver 2 (4,2nd inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Broberg 0 on, 2 out); Carlton (1,2nd inning off R Reuschel 1 on, 2 out); Luzinski (30,3rd inning off R Reuschel 2 on, 0 out); Johnstone (7,3rd inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 0 out); Hutton (2.  SH–Carlton (6,off Broberg).  SF–McBride (4,off Broberg).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:27.  A–28,849.
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