Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1978 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."

"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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 2 0
Clines lf 2 0 1 1
Murcer rf 3 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Krukow p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 1 0
Cruz cf 4 0 0 0
Rader c 2 1 0 0
  Cox c 1 0 1 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal 1b,lf 5 0 0 1
Bowa ss 5 1 1 1
Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 3
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0
  Harrelson 2b 1 0 1 0
Johnson 2b,1b 5 1 1 0
Maddox cf 3 1 0 0
Boone c 4 3 3 2
Martin rf 3 1 1 1
Lerch p 2 2 2 3
Totals 35 12 12 11
Chicago 001 000 001261
Philadelphia 002 019 00x12121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Moore   0.1 4 6 6 2 0
  Krukow   2.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
12
12
6
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (2-1) 9.0 6 2 2 5 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
5

  E–Moore (1), Johnson (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Chicago Ontiveros (3,off Lerch), Philadelphia Lerch (1,off Fryman).  3B–Philadelphia Boone (2,off Fryman).  HR–Philadelphia Lerch (1,3rd inning off Fryman 1 on, 1 out); Schmidt (3,6th inning off Krukow 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Fryman (2,off Lerch).  SF–Clines (1,off Lerch).  IBB–Maddox (2,by Moore).  CS–Schmidt (1,2nd base by Fryman/Rader).  IBB–Moore (2,Maddox).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:20.  A–20,115.
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