Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 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 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 2 1 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher ss 1 1 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 7 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 8 2 3 1
Kingman lf 7 3 4 8
Trillo 2b 7 0 0 0
Murcer rf 6 1 1 1
Cruz cf 3 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Meoli ph 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
Cox c 2 0 0 0
  Rader c 4 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 1 0
  Clines cf 0 1 0 0
  Gross cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 55 10 11 10
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 1 1 0
  Martinez pr,2b 4 2 1 0
Russell ss 8 1 2 0
Smith rf 6 1 2 2
Cey 3b 7 1 3 2
Garvey 1b 7 0 1 1
Monday cf 7 0 1 1
Lacy lf 4 0 1 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 2 0
  Yeager ph,c 2 0 1 0
  Rhoden p 1 0 0 0
Rau p 2 1 1 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Burke lf 1 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 60 7 16 6
Chicago 000 002 212 000 00310113
Los Angeles 102 000 220 000 0007161
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   5.2 6 3 3 3 3
  Hernandez   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Moore   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Roberts   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Sutter   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Burris   3.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Reuschel  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
15.0
16
7
7
6
10
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau   6.0 6 2 2 2 1
  Hough   0.1 0 2 1 2 0
  Forster   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Garman   2.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Castillo   3.0 0 0 0 5 2
  Rhoden  L (4-2) 3.0 2 3 3 1 3
Totals
15.0
11
10
9
11
6

  E–DeJesus (7), Cox (1), Gross (3), Russell (6).  DP–Chicago 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Chicago Buckner (5,off Rau), Los Angeles Cey (6,off Lamp); Yeager (4,off Burris).  HR–Chicago Kingman 3 (7,6th inning off Rau 1 on, 0 out,9th inning off Garman 1 on, 2 out,15th inning off Rhoden 2 on, 2 out); Murcer (2,8th inning off Garman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Burris (4,off Castillo); Rader (1,off Castillo); Lopes (4,off Lamp).  IBB–Gross 2 (2,by Castillo 2); Grote (1,by Burris).  SB–Smith (1,2nd base off Lamp/Cox).  WP–Hough (3).  BK–Lamp (2).  IBB–Burris (4,Grote); Castillo 2 (3,Gross 2).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–5:02.  A–31,698.
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