San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
June 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 10, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 10, Chicago Cubs 8

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf,lf 4 1 3 1
Smith ss 3 1 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 2 0 0
Winfield rf 4 2 3 6
Gamble lf 4 1 2 1
  Fingers p 1 0 1 1
Ashford 2b 5 0 1 0
Roberts c 5 0 0 0
Almon 3b 5 1 3 0
Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 1 1 0
  Thomas cf 2 1 2 0
Totals 39 10 16 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Meoli 2b 3 1 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 1 1
Gross rf 4 2 2 1
Biittner 1b 4 2 2 3
Kingman lf 4 1 1 2
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0
Rader c 4 0 0 0
Wallis cf 4 0 2 1
Kelleher ss 3 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 1 1 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Murcer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
San Diego 301 004 02010161
Chicago 000 340 0018102
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (5-2) 5.0 7 7 6 2 4
  Fingers  SV (14) 4.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   4.1 8 4 4 2 0
  Moore  L (4-2) 1.2 4 4 4 0 2
  Hernandez   1.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Reuschel   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
4
2

  E–Gamble (2), Meoli (1), Rader (4).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Ashford (3,off Roberts); Almon (14,off Roberts), Chicago Gross 2 (5,off Perry 2); Wallis (2,off Fingers); Buckner (8,off Fingers).  3B–San Diego Richards (5,off Roberts).  HR–San Diego Winfield 2 (9,1st inning off Roberts 2 on, 1 out,6th inning off Moore 2 on, 2 out); Gamble (4,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Biittner (3,4th inning off Perry 1 on, 0 out); Kingman (14,5th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Perry (4,off Roberts); Smith (13,off Moore).  IBB–Winfield (2,by Hernandez).  SB–Smith (9,2nd base off Roberts/Rader); Richards (13,2nd base off Roberts/Rader).  CS–Almon (2,2nd base by Hernandez/Rader); Thomas (5,2nd base by P Reuschel/Rader).  IBB–Hernandez (2,Winfield).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:52.  A–31,807.
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