Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
June 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 2 1 0
Gross cf 5 0 1 1
Biittner 1b 3 0 1 1
Kingman lf 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 3 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 1
Rader c 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Meoli ph 1 0 0 0
  Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 1 1 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 1
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 1
Driessen 1b 3 0 1 0
Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0
Werner c 3 0 0 0
Auerbach ss 3 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Chicago 001 100 100360
Cincinnati 000 000 101242
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (8-4) 6.0 2 0 0 1 5
  Holtzman  SV (1) 3.0 2 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (7-1) 8.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Borbon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3

  E–Rose (7), Auerbach (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Chicago DeJesus (8,off Bonham), Cincinnati Morgan (14,off R Reuschel); Driessen (13,off R Reuschel).  3B–Cincinnati Rose (3,off Holtzman).  HR–Cincinnati Foster (14,7th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Biittner (3,off Bonham).  IBB–Rader (3,by Bonham).  SB–DeJesus (5,2nd base off Bonham/Werner).  IBB–Bonham (5,Rader).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:06.  A–30,190.
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