San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
June 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 1, Chicago Cubs 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 0 0 0
Herndon lf 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Madlock 2b 3 0 0 0
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
Hill c 3 1 1 1
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
Curtis p 2 0 0 0
  Tamargo c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman lf 4 2 3 1
Martin cf 4 0 2 0
Murcer rf 3 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 2 1
Foote c 1 0 0 0
Krukow p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
San Francisco 001 000 000140
Chicago 000 101 00x280
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (1-2) 6.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Griffin   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  W (2-4) 7.0 4 1 1 3 4
  Sutter  SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
7

  E–None.  2B–San Francisco Herndon (5,off Krukow).  HR–San Francisco Hill (2,3rd inning off Krukow 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Kingman (19,6th inning off Curtis 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Murcer (1,off Curtis).  IBB–Foote 2 (2,by Curtis 2).  CS–North (10,2nd base by Krukow/Foote); Clark (2,3rd base by Krukow/Foote); Martin (1,2nd base by Curtis/Hill).  SB–Kingman (1,2nd base off Curtis/Hill).  WP–Curtis (3).  IBB–Curtis 2 (3,Foote 2).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:10.  A–29,665.
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