Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 28, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1980 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 2 1 2 0
  Dillard 3b 1 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 3 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1
  Lezcano pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Kingman lf 4 1 2 1
Martin cf,rf 4 0 2 1
Thompson rf,1b 3 0 0 0
Blackwell c 3 0 1 1
Kelleher 2b 4 0 0 0
Krukow p 2 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 1
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0
  Sykes p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Bonds lf 4 0 1 0
Hendrick rf 3 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Scott cf 3 1 1 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Herr ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago 100 000 003490
St. Louis 001 000 001271
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   7.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Hernandez  W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   7.0 6 1 1 1 1
  Littell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sykes  L (1-1) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Moore   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
4

  E–Bonds (2).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Martin (5,off Moore), St. Louis Hendrick (4,off Krukow); Bonds (2,off Sutter).  3B–Chicago Randle (1,off Martinez), St. Louis Scott (1,off Krukow).  SF–Blackwell (1,off Moore).  IBB–Thompson (1,by Moore).  CS–Randle 2 (2,2nd base by Martinez/Simmons 2).  SB–Templeton (3,2nd base off Krukow/Blackwell).  IBB–Moore (1,Thompson).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:29.  A–11,812.
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