Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 2 0
Sizemore 2b 5 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 4 0
Kingman lf 5 0 3 1
  Thompson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 0
Martin cf 4 1 1 0
Foote c 4 1 2 2
Kelleher 3b 4 0 1 0
McGlothen p 4 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 14 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Aviles 2b 3 0 0 0
Rose 1b 3 0 2 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Meoli ss 3 0 0 0
Espinosa p 1 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Chicago 001 200 0003140
Philadelphia 000 000 000040
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (6-5) 8.0 4 0 0 2 6
  Sutter  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  L (5-4) 5.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Bird   3.0 5 0 0 0 0
  McGraw   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
3
3
2
3

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Buckner 2 (12,off Espinosa 2); Kingman (5,off McGraw), Philadelphia Rose (18,off McGlothen).  HR–Chicago Foote (6,4th inning off Espinosa 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Murcer (2,by Espinosa).  IBB–Espinosa (4,Murcer).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:20.  A–34,456.
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