Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
August 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Martinez 2b 5 0 2 0
Russell ss 5 1 1 0
Smith rf 2 1 1 1
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Baker lf 2 0 1 0
  Burke pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 0 1
Rhoden p 4 1 3 2
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 2 0
Ontiveros 3b 1 1 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
Lamp p 2 0 2 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 1 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 10 0
Los Angeles 210 002 0005111
Chicago 000 100 0001100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (14-8) 8.1 10 1 0 4 3
  Rautzhan  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
1
0
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  L (0-1) 5.2 9 5 5 2 2
  Broberg   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Reuschel   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
2

  E–Oates (4).  DP–Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (23,off Lamp); Cey (20,off Lamp).  HR–Los Angeles Rhoden (3,2nd inning off Lamp 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Monday (2,off Lamp).  SF–Oates (2,off Lamp).  IBB–Baker (5,by Lamp).  CS–Baker (5,2nd base by Lamp/Mitterwald).  SB–Cardenal (5,2nd base off Rhoden/Oates); Trillo (1,2nd base off Rhoden/Oates).  BK–Lamp (1).  IBB–Lamp (1,Baker).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:29.  A–26,174.
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