Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1978 at Wrigley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 0 1 0
Harrelson ss,2b 4 1 2 0
Cardenal 1b 5 1 1 2
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 3 0
Martin cf 4 1 2 0
Boone c 4 1 2 2
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
  Bowa ss 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 3 0 1 2
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf 3 0 0 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 1 1 0
Gross lf,cf 5 0 1 0
Biittner 1b 5 1 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 2 2
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 0 0
DeJesus ss 3 1 2 0
Cox c 2 0 2 0
  Vail ph,lf 2 1 1 3
Holtzman p 1 0 1 0
  McGlothen p 1 0 0 0
  Meoli ph 0 0 0 0
  Gordon c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Philadelphia 012 300 0006130
Chicago 000 000 3025120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (5-7) 6.1 7 3 3 3 4
  Brusstar   2.0 3 1 1 2 3
  McGraw  SV (6) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (0-3) 3.0 4 4 4 3 6
  McGlothen   4.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Geisel   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Moore   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
6
9

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3, Chicago 1.  PB–Boone (2).  2B–Philadelphia Martin (5,off McGlothen), Chicago Murcer (9,off McGraw).  3B–Philadelphia Martin (2,off Holtzman); Ruthven (1,off McGlothen).  HR–Philadelphia Cardenal (2,3rd inning off Holtzman 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Vail (1,7th inning off Ruthven 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Sizemore (4,by Holtzman); Boone (5,by McGlothen); Luzinski (9,by Moore).  SB–McBride (17,3rd base off Moore/Gordon); Harrelson (1,2nd base off Moore/Gordon).  IBB–Holtzman (2,Sizemore); McGlothen (2,Boone); Moore (7,Luzinski).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:59.  A–25,934.
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