Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 5, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1982 at Riverfront Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 4 1 2 1
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 3 0
Durham rf 3 0 1 0
Moreland c 4 1 3 2
Henderson lf 2 0 0 0
Sandberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Waller cf 3 0 0 0
Bird p 2 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 10 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Oester 2b 4 0 1 1
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Bench 3b 4 1 1 0
Householder rf 4 0 2 0
Hurdle lf 3 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 1
  Milner pr 0 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 0 0 0
Soto p 1 0 0 0
  Barranca ph 1 1 1 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
  Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Chicago 110 000 013102
Cincinnati 000 000 11270
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 2 1
  Smith   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez  SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 8.0 7 2 1 3 1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  L (0-1) 7.0 6 2 2 1 10
  Shirley   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Kern   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 10 3 3 1 10

  E–Wills (1), Buckner (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Barranca (1,off Bird); Vail (1,off Hernandez).  HR–Chicago Wills (1,1st inning off Soto 0 on, 0 out); Moreland (1,2nd inning off Soto 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Durham (1,by Shirley).  IBB–Trevino (1,by Hernandez).  SB–Durham (1,2nd base off Soto/Trevino).  CS–Wills (1,2nd base by Shirley/Trevino).  WP–Soto (1).  HBP–Shirley (1,Durham).  IBB–Hernandez (1,Trevino).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:19.  A–51,894.

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