Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 1
Clines rf 3 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 1
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0
Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0
Wallis cf 2 1 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Johnstone 1b 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 2 3 0
McCarver c 3 1 1 3
Sizemore 2b 2 0 1 0
Carlton p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Chicago 001 001 000240
Philadelphia 110 200 00x490
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (10-12) 7.0 8 4 4 3 6
  Reuschel   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (22-9) 9.0 4 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago Buckner (23,off Carlton), Philadelphia McBride 2 (24,off Bonham 2).  3B–Philadelphia Maddox (10,off Bonham).  HR–Philadelphia McCarver (6,4th inning off Bonham 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bonham (10,off Carlton).  SF–McCarver (5,off Bonham).  IBB–Sizemore (19,by Bonham).  CS–Clines (2,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver); Schmidt (8,2nd base by Bonham/Mitterwald).  SB–McBride (36,3rd base off Bonham/Mitterwald).  WP–Bonham (3).  IBB–Bonham (14,Sizemore).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–1:53.  A–32,103.
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