Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 14, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 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 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 5 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 5 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 2 1 1
Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnstone rf 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Boone c 3 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 2 0 1 2
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 1
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Gross cf 5 1 1 0
Biittner lf 4 0 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1
Murcer rf 3 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Swisher c 4 1 1 0
Kelleher ss 3 0 1 1
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
Renko p 2 0 1 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Philadelphia 010 101 010491
Chicago 110 000 0002101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  W (7-3) 6.2 10 2 2 1 1
  McGraw   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Reed  SV (12) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  L (2-2) 7.0 7 3 3 5 2
  Hernandez   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
4

  E–Sizemore (8), Trillo (20).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Boone 2 (15,off Renko 2); Hebner (14,off Renko), Chicago Kelleher (3,off Lonborg).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (31,2nd inning off Renko 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lonborg (6,off Renko).  SF–Sizemore (3,off Renko).  IBB–Sizemore (14,by Renko); Boone (5,by Renko); Luzinski (8,by Renko).  SB–Bowa (21,2nd base off Renko/Swisher); Martin (5,2nd base off G Hernandez/Swisher).  CS–McBride (7,2nd base by Renko/Swisher).  IBB–Renko 3 (6,Sizemore,Boone,Luzinski).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:34.  A–33,351.
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