Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Chicago Cubs 1, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Gross rf 3 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Biittner lf 4 0 0 0
Thompson cf 4 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0
Rader c 3 0 0 1
Kelleher 3b 3 0 1 0
Reuschel p 2 0 1 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 1 2 1
Mumphrey lf 4 1 2 1
Hendrick cf 3 1 1 1
Simmons c 2 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1
Iorg rf 3 0 1 0
  Morales ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
  Tyson pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Oberkfell 2b,3b 2 0 0 0
Denny p 2 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 1 0
  Ramsey pr 0 1 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5
Chicago 000 010 000160
St. Louis 000 000 05x590
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (14-14) 7.1 7 4 4 1 2
  McGlothen   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Roberts   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Moore   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (13-11) 8.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Bruno   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Chicago Kelleher (1,off Denny), St. Louis Hendrick (31,off McGlothen); Morales (19,off Roberts).  SF–Rader (5,off Denny); Hernandez (6,off Roberts).  SH–Hendrick (1,off R Reuschel); Oberkfell (1,off R Reuschel).  IBB–Simmons (17,by Roberts).  SB–R Reuschel (1,2nd base off Denny/Simmons).  CS–Templeton (10,2nd base by R Reuschel/Rader).  WP–Denny (8).  IBB–Roberts (15,Simmons).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:06.  A–16,790.
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