Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 2 0
Gross lf 5 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 3 2 1 0
Murcer rf 5 1 3 2
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 2
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0
Wallis cf 4 2 2 1
Cox c 4 1 1 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 2 0 1 2
  Rader c 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 8
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0
Russell ss 5 2 1 0
Smith rf 3 1 2 1
Cey 3b 5 1 1 2
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 3
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Lacy lf 5 1 1 0
Yeager c 4 0 1 0
Sutton p 0 1 0 0
  Castillo p 1 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 1
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 10 7
Chicago 116 100 0009132
Los Angeles 150 000 1007101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris   1.2 6 6 6 3 0
  Moore  W (2-0) 5.0 3 1 1 3 2
  Hernandez   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (4) 2.1 0 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
6
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (2-4) 2.2 7 7 4 0 2
  Castillo   2.1 4 2 2 2 1
  Hough   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Forster   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
3
6

  E–Gross (2), Ontiveros (3), Garvey (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Chicago Cox (1,off Castillo), Los Angeles Russell (6,off Burris); Garvey (5,off Burris); Cey (4,off Burris); Yeager (3,off Moore).  3B–Chicago Murcer (3,off Sutton).  HR–Chicago Wallis (1,2nd inning off Sutton 0 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Garvey (4,2nd inning off Burris 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Trillo (2,off Sutton).  IBB–Monday (7,by Burris).  CS–DeJesus (4,2nd base by Castillo/Yeager).  BK–Castillo (1).  IBB–Burris (3,Monday).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:49.  A–52,562.
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