St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Iorg rf 4 0 1 0
Morales cf 4 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 1
Falcone p 1 0 1 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Urrea p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Gross cf 5 0 1 1
Clines rf 2 1 2 0
  Murcer ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 0 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 2
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 2 1 0
DeJesus ss 3 2 2 1
Rader c 3 2 2 2
Lamp p 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 1
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 1 1 2
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 11 10
St. Louis 001 010 000282
Chicago 102 103 30x10112
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (0-2) 4.0 5 4 4 3 1
  Urrea   1.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Hamilton   1.2 3 3 0 0 1
  Vuckovich   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
10
7
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Fryman  W (2-4) 3.0 3 2 2 0 4
  Reuschel   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Moore  SV (4) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5

  E–Brock (3), Templeton (11), Gross (4), DeJesus (8).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago DeJesus (5,off Urrea); Biittner (2,off Urrea).  3B–Chicago Rader (1,off Falcone); Gross (4,off Hamilton); DeJesus (2,off Hamilton).  HR–St. Louis Tyson (3,3rd inning off Fryman 0 on, 0 out); Morales (3,5th inning off Fryman 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Kingman (9,3rd inning off Falcone 1 on, 1 out); Rader (1,7th inning off Hamilton 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Fryman (1,off Falcone).  CS–Brock (2,2nd base by Fryman/Rader).  WP–Falcone (2).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:15.  A–27,300.
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