Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1977 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 0 0
Cardenal cf 4 0 1 1
Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Clines lf 4 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Krukow p 2 0 2 0
  Biittner ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 2 2 1
Smith rf 4 1 1 2
Cey 3b 4 0 2 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Davalillo cf 3 0 0 0
  Burke cf 1 0 1 0
Baker lf 2 0 0 0
Oates c 4 0 1 0
John p 3 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Chicago 000 000 010180
Los Angeles 200 000 20x490
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  L (8-11) 7.0 7 4 4 4 5
  Giusti   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (16-5) 7.1 8 1 1 2 1
  Rautzhan   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Garman  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Chicago Mitterwald (20,off John), Los Angeles Oates (4,off Giusti).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (25,7th inning off Krukow 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Lopes 2 (40,2nd base off Krukow/Mitterwald 2); Russell (12,2nd base off Krukow/Mitterwald).  WP–John (4).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:32.  A–34,345.
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