Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
July 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1978 at Candlestick Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
White cf 5 0 1 0
Gross lf 5 1 1 0
Murcer rf 4 2 2 1
Biittner 1b 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 1 1
Scott 3b 2 0 0 0
  Rader ph 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Putman c 1 0 1 2
Blackwell c 1 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 0 0 0 0
  Kelleher pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Krukow p 1 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 3 1 1 0
Whitfield lf 4 0 2 0
Clark rf 4 1 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 2 1
  Herndon pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Dwyer cf,1b 4 1 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Tamargo c 2 0 1 1
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
Chicago 000 000 2305101
San Francisco 000 002 100370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   6.0 5 2 1 1 3
  Hernandez  W (6-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Burris  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco   6.0 5 2 2 1 6
  Lavelle  L (9-8) 1.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Moffitt   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
8

  E–Trillo (11).  DP–Chicago 1, San Francisco 1.  PB–Putman (1).  2B–Chicago Trillo (13,off Montefusco), San Francisco Madlock (17,off Krukow); McCovey (16,off Krukow).  HR–Chicago Murcer (6,7th inning off Montefusco 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Krukow (2,off Montefusco); Metzger (4,off Hernandez).  SF–Trillo (4,off Moffitt).  IBB–Kingman (6,by Lavelle).  SB–DeJesus (19,2nd base off Montefusco/Tamargo); Kelleher (1,3rd base off Lavelle/Tamargo).  IBB–Lavelle (8,Kingman).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:31.  A–19,809.
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