Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 6 1 2 0
Clines lf 4 1 2 0
Murcer cf 5 0 2 1
Vail rf 5 2 2 1
Trillo 2b 5 1 1 1
Biittner 1b 4 0 2 0
Scott 3b 4 0 2 1
Cox c 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 0 0 0 0
  Gordon c 1 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 1 1 1
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 14 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 3 1
Simmons lf,c 4 0 2 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 2 0 2 0
  Brock ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Chicago 100 011 3006140
St. Louis 001 000 0102102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (4-3) 5.0 6 1 1 0 1
  Moore   2.1 4 1 1 1 1
  Sutter  SV (10) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (1-6) 5.1 9 3 3 1 1
  Thomas   1.0 2 3 2 2 0
  Frazier   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Littell   2.0 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
14
6
5
4
4

  E–Templeton (24), Frazier (1).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Murcer (10,off Falcone), St. Louis Hernandez (17,off Roberts).  3B–St. Louis Mumphrey (2,off Roberts); Simmons (2,off Moore).  HR–Chicago Roberts (1,5th inning off Falcone 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Scott (1,off Falcone).  IBB–Gross (4,by Thomas); Gordon (1,by Littell).  SB–DeJesus (10,2nd base off Falcone/Swisher); Clines (3,2nd base off Thomas/Swisher).  WP–Thomas (3).  BK–Thomas (1).  IBB–Thomas (2,Gross); Littell (10,Gordon).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:42.  A–31,719.
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