Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
White cf 2 0 0 0
Gross lf 3 0 2 0
  Clines ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 2 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 3 1 1 1
Meoli 3b 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 1 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf,cf 5 2 2 1
Bowa ss 3 1 2 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 2 2
  McBride rf 0 0 0 0
Cardenal 1b,lf 3 0 0 1
Maddox cf 4 1 3 2
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Foote c 4 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 3 1 1 0
  Hebner 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Chicago 000 000 100160
Philadelphia 002 000 40x6100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (3-2) 6.0 8 4 4 3 2
  McGlothen   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
3
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (3-7) 7.0 6 1 1 0 2
  McGraw   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Bowa (10,off Roberts).  HR–Chicago DeJesus (3,7th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Martin (4,7th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out); Maddox (4,7th inning off McGlothen 1 on, 2 out).  SH–White (1,off Ruthven); Bowa (5,off Roberts).  SF–Cardenal (1,off Roberts).  IBB–Schmidt (5,by Roberts); Sizemore (1,by Roberts).  SB–Maddox (20,2nd base off Roberts/Rader); Luzinski (5,2nd base off McGlothen/Rader).  IBB–Roberts 2 (4,Schmidt,Sizemore).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:13.
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