Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
September 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1977 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, San Diego Padres 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 3 0 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Morales cf 4 0 2 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Krukow p 1 0 0 0
  Rosello ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 0 0 0
Almon ss 4 2 2 1
Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 2 0
Winfield rf 3 1 2 2
Scanlon 2b 2 1 0 0
Roberts c 4 1 1 0
Ashford 3b 3 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 1 2
Totals 32 5 8 5
Chicago 000 000 000060
San Diego 000 101 03x581
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  L (8-12) 6.0 5 2 2 2 1
  Giusti   2.0 3 3 3 3 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
5
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (6-11) 7.0 5 0 0 2 1
  Fingers  SV (31) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
3

  E–Ashford (10).  DP–San Diego 1.  HR–San Diego Almon (2,6th inning off Krukow 0 on, 0 out); Winfield (23,8th inning off Giusti 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Mitterwald (7,by Jones); Scanlon (3,by Krukow).  SB–Almon (18,2nd base off Krukow/Mitterwald); Winfield (12,2nd base off Krukow/Mitterwald); Rettenmund (1,2nd base off Giusti/Mitterwald).  IBB–Krukow (7,Scanlon); Jones (9,Mitterwald).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:04.  A–10,717.
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