Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 31, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 2 1
Thompson rf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 3 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Foote c 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0
Krukow p 1 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 1 1 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 1 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 2 2 1
Rose 1b 4 1 4 1
Schmidt 3b 2 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 1
  Anderson cf 0 0 0 0
Boone c 2 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 2 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 1 0 0
Espinosa p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 10 3
Chicago 000 001 000161
Philadelphia 100 030 00x4100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  L (8-6) 5.0 8 4 4 3 5
  Lamp   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Tidrow   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (11-8) 9.0 6 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
7

  E–Foote (14).  DP–Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago DeJesus (15,off Espinosa), Philadelphia Rose 2 (33,off Krukow,off Lamp); Luzinski (16,off Krukow).  HR–Philadelphia McBride (9,1st inning off Krukow 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Espinosa (2,off Krukow).  HBP–Boone (2,by Lamp).  IBB–Schmidt (8,by Lamp).  CS–Sizemore (3,2nd base by Espinosa/Boone); Rose (7,2nd base by Krukow/Foote).  SB–McBride (21,2nd base off Krukow/Foote); Rose (12,2nd base off Krukow/Foote).  WP–Espinosa (3).  HBP–Lamp (5,Boone).  IBB–Lamp (5,Schmidt).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:21.  A–37,412.
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