Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Scott 3b 4 1 1 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 1
Murcer rf 4 0 2 0
Biittner lf 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Rader c 2 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 0
  Kelleher pr 0 0 0 0
  Blackwell c 0 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Reuschel p 2 0 1 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Putman ph 1 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 1
North cf 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 2 0 1 1
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 0 0
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 2 0
Rhoden p 2 0 0 1
  Rautzhan p 1 0 0 0
  John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Chicago 001 000 0001102
Los Angeles 110 010 00x370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (9-8) 6.0 6 3 2 2 2
  Burris   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  McGlothen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
2
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (8-5) 5.2 5 1 1 4 1
  Rautzhan   2.1 5 0 0 0 0
  John  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
4
1

  E–Scott (6), DeJesus (21).  DP–Chicago 2, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Chicago Murcer (14,off Rhoden), Los Angeles Smith (18,off R Reuschel); Cey (24,off McGlothen).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (11,1st inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Scott (11,2nd base off Rhoden/Ferguson); Baker (10,2nd base off R Reuschel/Rader).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:23.  A–38,465.
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