Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 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."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Scott 3b 3 0 0 0
  Putman 3b 1 0 0 0
White cf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 3 0
  Biittner pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 1 1 0
Kingman lf 1 0 0 0
  Gross lf 2 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Rader c 2 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 2
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Blackwell c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 1 1 3
  Lacy 2b 0 0 0 0
North cf 4 1 0 0
Smith rf 2 1 2 1
Cey 3b 2 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 4
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
  Martinez ss 0 0 0 0
Hooton p 3 1 0 0
Totals 30 8 8 8
Chicago 000 000 002280
Los Angeles 004 400 00x881
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (4-5) 3.1 6 7 7 4 1
  McGlothen   2.2 1 1 1 3 2
  Holtzman   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
9
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (11-7) 9.0 8 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
8

  E–Smith (9).  DP–Chicago 1, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Smith 2 (20,off Roberts,off McGlothen).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (13,3rd inning off Roberts 3 on, 2 out); Lopes (12,4th inning off Roberts 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Lopes (6,off Roberts).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:25.  A–47,329.
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