Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 22, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 1 0
Biittner lf 4 1 3 2
Buckner 1b 5 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 1 2 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 1
Gross cf 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 0 0 0 0
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
Swisher c 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 1 1 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 1 2
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 2 2 0
Johnstone 1b 4 0 2 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 1
Boone c 3 0 0 1
Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 1 0
  Harmon pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 3
Chicago 000 021 101581
Philadelphia 000 111 0003122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   5.1 10 3 3 0 1
  Reuschel  W (5-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Roberts   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (30) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
0
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  L (10-4) 7.0 5 4 3 5 3
  McGraw   2.0 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
6
7

  E–Kelleher (4), Luzinski (7), Johnstone (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Chicago DeJesus (26,off McGraw), Philadelphia Hutton (2,off P Reuschel).  3B–Philadelphia McBride (6,off Lamp); Schmidt (10,off Lamp).  SH–P Reuschel (1,off Lonborg).  IBB–Kelleher (2,by Lonborg); Clines (2,by McGraw).  SF–Boone (8,off P Reuschel).  SB–Murcer (15,3rd base off Lonborg/Boone); Ontiveros (3,2nd base off Lonborg/Boone).  CS–Buckner (5,2nd base by Lonborg/Boone); Maddox (6,2nd base by P Reuschel/Swisher).  WP–McGraw (1).  IBB–Lonborg (5,Kelleher); McGraw (5,Clines).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:45.  A–20,709.
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