St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 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 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 2 1
Dwyer rf 4 1 1 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Iorg lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 0
Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Brock ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Gross cf 4 0 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 1 1
Murcer rf 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0
Rader c 4 0 1 1
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
St. Louis 000 110 000264
Chicago 200 001 00x380
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   5.0 6 2 1 2 5
  Littell  L (1-6) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Schultz   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
2
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (4-3) 7.1 6 2 2 0 1
  Sutter  SV (5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
2

  E–Templeton 2 (13), Dwyer (1), Tyson (4).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (16,off R Reuschel), Chicago Gross (2,off Rasmussen); Rader (5,off Littell).  SH–Rasmussen (2,off R Reuschel).  SB–Buckner (3,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons).  WP–R Reuschel (3).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:06.  A–31,557.
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