San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
July 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 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 9, Chicago Cubs 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 1 1 0
Smith ss 5 1 1 0
Perkins 1b 5 1 2 2
Winfield cf 5 0 0 0
Gamble rf 1 2 0 0
  Turner rf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 2 2 5
Tenace c 4 1 1 1
Almon 3b 4 1 3 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 1 1
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf,ss 4 2 3 0
Biittner lf 4 1 1 2
Buckner 1b 5 1 1 1
Murcer rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 5 0 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 0
DeJesus ss 3 0 1 0
  Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
Rader c 4 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 1 1 1
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
San Diego 400 102 1109110
Chicago 101 000 3005100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (8-7) 6.1 7 4 4 3 1
  Lolich   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Fingers  SV (20) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (4-4) 5.0 7 7 7 2 2
  McGlothen   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Holtzman   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–San Diego Smith (10,off Roberts); Perkins 2 (4,off Roberts,off McGlothen); Almon (16,off Roberts), Chicago DeJesus (14,off Rasmussen); Buckner (10,off Lolich); Ontiveros (14,off Lolich).  3B–San Diego Almon (2,off McGlothen).  HR–San Diego Gonzalez 2 (2,1st inning off Roberts 2 on, 2 out,6th inning off Roberts 1 on, 0 out); Tenace (8,8th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Roberts (2,3rd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out); Biittner (4,7th inning off Rasmussen 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Rasmussen (5,off Roberts).  SB–Scott 2 (5,2nd base off Rasmussen/Tenace,3rd base off Rasmussen/Tenace).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:41.  A–17,818.
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