Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
July 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 1 0
White cf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 3 0
Murcer rf 3 1 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 2 2 0
Clines lf 3 1 2 0
  Gross ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Scott 3b 1 0 1 2
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0
Cox c 0 0 0 0
  Rader c 3 0 0 1
Lamp p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 1 2 1
Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 1 1
Turner cf 3 1 1 0
Tenace c 4 0 1 0
Ashford 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Almon 3b 4 0 1 1
Jones p 2 1 2 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Chicago 020 002 0004101
San Diego 100 011 000391
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  W (3-10) 9.0 9 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (7-9) 6.0 9 4 3 3 1
  Lee   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lolich   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Fingers   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
4
1

  E–Scott (5), Smith (16).  DP–Chicago 1, San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Richards (18,off Lamp).  SF–Rader (3,off Jones).  CS–Clines (3,3rd base by Jones/Tenace); Buckner (3,2nd base by Jones/Tenace).  SB–Smith 2 (24,3rd base off Lamp/Cox,2nd base off Lamp/Rader).  BK–Lolich (1).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:32.  A–21,505.
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