Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1978 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 0 0
Clines lf 3 1 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 1 2 4
Ontiveros 1b 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0
Cox c 4 0 0 0
Wallis cf 2 1 1 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 4 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 4 1
Luzinski lf 5 0 2 0
Hebner 1b,2b 5 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
McCarver c,1b 3 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Boone c 1 0 1 0
Carlton p 2 0 1 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 1 1
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 13 2
Chicago 004 000 000440
Philadelphia 000 000 1102132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (3-2) 7.2 12 2 2 1 1
  Sutter  SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
13
2
2
1
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (1-3) 6.0 3 4 0 2 2
  Reed   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McGraw   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
4
0
2
4

  E–Johnson (2), McGraw (1).  2B–Chicago Murcer (3,off Carlton), Philadelphia Schmidt (6,off R Reuschel); Luzinski (5,off Sutter).  HR–Chicago Murcer (1,3rd inning off Carlton 3 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Schmidt (4,7th inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 2 out).  SH–R Reuschel 2 (2,off Carlton 2).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:06.  A–17,299.
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