San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
July 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 1 2 0
Whitfield lf 4 2 2 1
Clark rf 4 2 2 3
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1
Evans 3b 3 1 1 0
  Lavelle p 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Herndon cf 5 1 2 1
Metzger ss 3 0 1 1
Hill c 1 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 1 2
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz 3b 2 0 0 0
Halicki p 1 0 0 0
  Tamargo c 4 2 2 0
Totals 37 9 14 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Scott ss,3b 3 2 2 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
White cf 3 1 1 2
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 2
  Putman 1b 1 0 0 0
Murcer rf 5 0 0 0
Biittner lf 5 1 3 1
Trillo 2b 5 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 1 0 1 0
  DeJesus ph,ss 1 1 1 0
Rader c 3 1 1 0
  Cox c 1 0 1 0
  Blackwell c 1 0 0 0
Krukow p 2 2 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 1
  Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 1
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 7
San Francisco 002 060 0109142
Chicago 230 110 1008140
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki   3.1 6 6 5 4 1
  Curtis   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Lavelle  W (9-7) 3.1 5 1 1 1 1
  Moffitt  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
7
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   4.0 8 6 6 2 1
  Hernandez   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  McGlothen   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Geisel   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Holtzman   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Moore  L (5-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Sutter   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
5
4

  E–Herndon (7), Hill (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Madlock (15,off Krukow); Herndon (12,off Sutter), Chicago Buckner (13,off Halicki); Krukow (1,off Halicki).  HR–San Francisco Clark (17,3rd inning off Krukow 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Madlock (7,off Moore); Metzger (3,off Sutter).  SF–McCovey (1,off Hernandez); White (1,off Halicki).  SB–Scott 2 (10,2nd base off Halicki/Hill 2); White 3 (4,2nd base off Halicki/Hill,2nd base off Curtis/Tamargo,2nd base off Lavelle/Tamargo).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:16.  A–20,025.
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