St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 3 1
Iorg rf 4 0 3 0
  Morales ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 3 1 1 1
Simmons lf,c 5 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 5 0 0 0
Kennedy c 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 3 2
Denny p 4 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Gross cf 4 0 0 0
Scott 3b 3 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 1 0
  Kelleher pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
  Meoli pr 0 0 0 0
  Putman 1b 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 0 0 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Blackwell c 3 0 1 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 0 0
  Rader c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
St. Louis 000 002 0114131
Chicago 010 000 000141
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (12-11) 7.2 4 1 1 2 2
  Schultz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Littell  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  L (7-14) 7.2 12 3 3 3 1
  Hernandez   1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
3
2

  E–Phillips (6), Blackwell (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Templeton 2 (30,off Lamp 2); Phillips (7,off Lamp).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (20,9th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Kennedy (1,by Lamp).  HBP–Kingman (6,by Denny).  SB–Templeton (31,2nd base off Lamp/Blackwell); Simmons (1,3rd base off Lamp/Blackwell); Hernandez (12,2nd base off Lamp/Blackwell).  HBP–Denny (6,Kingman).  IBB–Lamp (7,Kennedy).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:19.  A–18,738.
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