San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
July 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 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 5, Chicago Cubs 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitfield lf 5 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 3 1 0 0
Clark rf 3 1 1 1
Cruz 3b 5 1 3 3
Dwyer 1b 4 0 1 1
Herndon cf 5 0 1 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Metzger ss 0 0 0 0
Sadek c 1 0 1 0
  Williams pr,p 1 1 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 1 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Curtis p 1 0 0 0
  Tamargo ph,c 3 1 1 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 1 0
  Kelleher ss 2 0 1 0
White cf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 2 1 2 0
  Gross pr,lf 2 1 0 0
Murcer rf 2 2 1 0
Biittner lf,1b 3 1 2 3
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 1
Scott 3b 2 0 0 0
Rader c 4 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 1 1
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 7 12 5
San Francisco 001 300 0015114
Chicago 520 000 00x7122
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (4-8) 0.0 5 5 5 2 0
  Curtis   3.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Williams   4.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Moffitt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   3.2 7 4 4 4 1
  Moore  W (5-2) 3.1 3 0 0 1 1
  Sutter  SV (16) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
4

  E–Andrews (4), Sadek 2 (5), Barr (2), DeJesus 2 (19).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–Chicago Buckner (12,off Curtis); Murcer (13,off Williams).  HR–San Francisco Cruz (5,9th inning off Sutter 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Andrews (3,off Lamp).  HBP–Scott (1,by Moffitt).  CS–Whitfield (11,Home by Lamp/Rader).  SB–Murcer (10,2nd base off Curtis/Sadek).  HBP–Moffitt (2,Scott).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.
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