Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 0, Chicago Cubs 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 2 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0
Lum cf 3 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 4 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 1 1 1
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0
  Kelleher 3b 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 2 0 1 0
Blackwell c 2 0 1 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000042
Chicago 010 100 00x261
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (11-12) 7.0 6 2 1 3 3
  Hume   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
2
1
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (12-10) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
7

  E–Rose (11), Seaver (5), Trillo (15).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (39,off R Reuschel).  HR–Chicago Kingman (20,2nd inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Trillo (5,2nd base by Seaver/Bench).  BK–R Reuschel (1).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:06.  A–36,814.
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