Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 3 0 1 0
  Martin ph,rf 2 0 0 1
Bowa ss 5 0 1 1
Maddox cf 4 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 1 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 1
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 1
  Smith pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Gross cf 3 0 0 0
Scott 3b 4 0 2 1
Biittner 1b 4 1 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 2
Rader c 2 0 0 0
  Meoli pr 0 1 0 0
  Blackwell c 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 3 0 1 0
Lamp p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Philadelphia 000 000 311581
Chicago 000 200 100362
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson   6.0 4 2 2 1 7
  Brusstar  W (5-3) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Reed  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   6.1 5 3 3 1 3
  Hernandez   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  McGlothen   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Moore  L (9-7) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Sutter   2.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
5

  E–Bowa (6), Biittner 2 (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Philadelphia Bowa (28,off Hernandez); Maddox (28,off Sutter), Chicago Biittner (14,off Christenson).  SF–Sizemore (3,off Sutter).  HBP–Hebner (6,by Lamp); Rader (1,by Brusstar).  IBB–Maddox (11,by McGlothen); Murcer (11,by Christenson).  SH–DeJesus (12,off Brusstar).  SB–McBride (27,2nd base off Lamp/Rader); Smith (1,2nd base off Hernandez/Rader); Maddox (32,3rd base off Sutter/Blackwell); Scott (24,3rd base off Christenson/Boone).  BK–Christenson (5).  HBP–Brusstar (3,Rader); Lamp (4,Hebner).  IBB–Christenson (6,Murcer); McGlothen (5,Maddox).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:41.  A–11,427.
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