San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
July 18, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 3 2 0
Evans 3b 4 2 1 0
Clark rf 5 0 2 4
McCovey 1b 5 0 2 1
  Dwyer pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Herndon cf 5 0 1 0
LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield lf 2 0 1 0
Sadek c 3 1 1 1
  Hill ph,c 2 0 0 0
Montefusco p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 0
White cf 5 1 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 1 1
Murcer rf 3 1 1 1
Biittner lf 4 0 0 1
Rader c 3 1 0 0
Scott 3b 5 2 2 0
Kelleher 2b 3 0 2 0
  Gross ph,cf 0 0 0 2
Roberts p 3 0 2 1
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 0 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
San Francisco 110 020 000 206112
Chicago 300 100 000 217111
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco   3.1 8 4 4 2 0
  Curtis   2.1 1 0 0 2 3
  Lavelle   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt   1.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Williams  L (1-2) 1.2 1 3 2 5 0
Totals
10.2
11
7
6
11
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   8.0 8 4 4 0 4
  McGlothen   1.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Hernandez   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Moore   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Sutter  W (7-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
11
6
6
2
6

  E–Harris 2 (5), Scott (3).  DP–San Francisco 2, Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Madlock (14,off Roberts); Clark (26,off Roberts).  HR–San Francisco Sadek (2,2nd inning off Roberts 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Curtis (1,off Roberts); Kelleher (2,off Montefusco); Buckner (1,off Moffitt); Biittner (1,off Williams).  SF–Biittner (5,off Montefusco); Gross 2 (6,off Williams 2).  IBB–Murcer (6,by Moffitt); Rader (6,by Williams).  CS–Clark (6,3rd base by Moore/Rader); Whitfield (10,2nd base by Sutter/Rader).  SB–DeJesus (16,2nd base off Montefusco/Sadek); Scott (8,2nd base off Williams/Hill).  WP–Curtis (5).  IBB–Moffitt (12,Murcer); Williams (4,Rader).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:28.  A–21,143.
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