San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
July 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 13, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, Chicago Cubs 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Perkins 1b 4 2 3 2
Winfield cf 4 1 2 0
Gamble rf 3 0 1 1
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 1
Almon 3b 4 0 0 0
Perry p 4 1 1 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Biittner lf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 1
Murcer rf 4 0 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Gross cf 3 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 1 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
San Diego 000 104 000590
Chicago 000 000 002261
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (10-4) 8.1 5 2 2 0 4
  Shirley   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (8-6) 5.1 6 4 4 0 0
  Moore   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Hernandez   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  McGlothen   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
4

  E–DeJesus (13).  2B–San Diego Winfield (13,off R Reuschel).  HR–San Diego Perkins (1,4th inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Smith (20,off R Reuschel).  SF–Gonzalez (1,off Moore).  IBB–Tenace (5,by Moore).  CS–Richards (13,2nd base by R Reuschel/Rader).  WP–R Reuschel (4).  IBB–Moore (8,Tenace).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:38.  A–21,594.
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