St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
August 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Templeton ss 4 0 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 2 1 2 1
  Tyson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b,3b 3 0 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 1 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 0 0
Scott 3b 3 1 2 0
  Biittner ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 2 2
  Kelleher pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Murcer cf,rf 3 0 1 1
Vail rf 4 0 2 1
  White cf 0 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0
Kingman lf 3 0 0 0
  Gross lf 1 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 1 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
St. Louis 001 001 000293
Chicago 003 000 10x4100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (5-5) 6.0 8 3 2 1 2
  Littell   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Schultz   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  W (5-10) 7.0 9 2 2 1 2
  Sutter  SV (18) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5

  E–Simmons (5), Hernandez 2 (9).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Templeton (18,off Lamp); Brock (6,off Lamp).  HR–St. Louis Reitz (8,3rd inning off Lamp 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Murcer (6,off Martinez).  CS–Templeton (8,2nd base by Lamp/Rader); Murcer (4,2nd base by Martinez/Simmons).  SB–Scott (12,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons); DeJesus (20,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons); Clines (4,2nd base off Littell/Simmons).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:19.  A–22,242.
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