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 3 1 0 0
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0
Gross lf 3 0 0 0
  Clines ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Murcer rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 2 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Meoli 3b 2 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
Cox c 2 0 0 0
  Rader ph,c 2 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 1 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
  Vail 3b,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 2 2 2
Bowa ss 4 1 2 1
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 2
Luzinski lf 3 0 2 1
  Martin pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 2 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 1 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 12 6
Chicago 000 000 010161
Philadelphia 300 000 30x6120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  L (2-8) 6.2 8 5 5 2 1
  Geisel   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Moore   1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  W (6-5) 7.0 4 0 0 1 0
  McGraw   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
1

  E–Cox (4).  DP–Chicago 4.  2B–Chicago Lamp (1,off Lonborg), Philadelphia Bowa (11,off Geisel).  3B–Philadelphia Schmidt (1,off Lamp).  HBP–Schmidt (1,by Lamp).  IBB–Boone (3,by Lamp).  SB–McBride (16,3rd base off Lamp/Cox); Bowa (14,2nd base off Lamp/Cox); Luzinski (6,2nd base off Lamp/Cox); McCarver (1,2nd base off Geisel/Rader).  HBP–Lamp (3,Schmidt).  IBB–Lamp (4,Boone).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:28.  A–45,234.
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