San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 3 2 1 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 0 0
  James 1b 0 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 2 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 2
  Harris lf 0 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Herndon cf 4 0 0 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Blue p 4 0 1 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1
  Meoli pr 0 0 0 0
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz cf 3 0 0 0
Cox c 3 0 0 0
Burris p 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
San Francisco 001 010 000–262
Chicago 000 001 000–141
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (4-1) 8.1 4 1 1 1 6
  Moffitt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (2-2) 8.0 5 2 2 4 4
  Moore   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Roberts   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
5
  E–Madlock 2 (3), Ontiveros (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  CS–Clines (2,2nd base by Blue/Hill).  WP–Lavelle (1), Burris (2).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–(none), 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:14.  A–15,453.
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