San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 6 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 5 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 1
  Thomasson pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 2 0 0
Evans lf 5 0 2 0
Foli ss 6 0 2 1
Alexander c 3 0 1 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Hill c 2 0 1 0
  Sadek pr,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 5 0 2 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 0 0
Morales cf 6 2 3 0
Murcer rf 6 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 6 1 3 1
Trillo 2b 6 0 2 1
Mitterwald c 5 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Burris p 1 0 1 1
  Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 3 11 3
San Francisco 000 120 000 000 1480
Chicago 020 001 000 000 03112
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   5.1 7 3 3 1 2
  Heaverlo   2.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Moffitt   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Lavelle   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams  W (5-4) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
13.0
11
3
3
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris   4.1 4 3 0 2 0
  Roberts   5.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Sutter   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Hernandez   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Reuschel  L (4-5) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Giusti   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
8
4
1
6
5

  E–DeJesus (27), Ontiveros (16).  DP–San Francisco 1, Chicago 3.  2B–San Francisco McCovey (15,off Burris); Alexander (4,off Burris), Chicago Morales (34,off Knepper).  SH–Thomas (10,off Roberts).  SF–McCovey (3,off Roberts).  IBB–Madlock (12,by Sutter); Buckner (1,by Moffitt).  SB–Clark (10,2nd base off P Reuschel/Mitterwald).  IBB–Moffitt (9,Buckner); Sutter (4,Madlock).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:42.  A–23,347.
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