Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Clines rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
Kingman lf 4 1 1 0
  Wallis cf 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Murcer cf,rf 4 2 2 1
Ontiveros 3b 2 1 0 0
Rader c 4 1 2 4
Roberts p 2 0 2 1
Totals 34 6 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Dwyer lf 4 0 1 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Freed 1b 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 2 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0
Falcone p 1 0 0 0
  Scott cf 2 0 2 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Chicago 000 303 0006100
St. Louis 000 000 000070
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (2-0) 9.0 7 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
0
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (0-3) 5.1 7 5 5 3 2
  Hamilton   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Littell   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Murcer (6,off Falcone); Roberts (1,off Littell).  3B–Chicago Rader (2,off Hamilton).  SH–Roberts (1,off Hamilton).  IBB–Ontiveros (1,by Falcone).  IBB–Falcone (1,Ontiveros).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–(none), 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:05.  A–20,068.
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