Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 2 2 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 4 1 2 3
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 2 0 0 0
Lacy 3b 4 0 0 0
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 2 0
Grote c 4 0 2 0
Rhoden p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Gross cf 3 0 1 1
Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 1 0
Cox c 3 0 1 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Meoli ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Krukow p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Los Angeles 200 010 1004102
Chicago 000 000 010162
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (4-0) 9.0 6 1 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (0-3) 5.0 6 3 2 4 2
  Moore   3.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Krukow   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
4
4

  E–Lacy (1), Grote (1), Trillo 2 (5).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Los Angeles Smith (8,off Krukow), Chicago Kingman (3,off Rhoden).  3B–Los Angeles Lopes (1,off Moore).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (4,1st inning off Fryman 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Rhoden (2,off Fryman); Russell (2,off Fryman).  SF–Smith (3,off Moore); Gross (1,off Rhoden).  SB–DeJesus (2,2nd base off Rhoden/Grote).  BK–Fryman (1).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:17.  A–4,030.
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