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Giants 9 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
July 20, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 20, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJuly 20, 1978 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 9 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherGary Lavelle  
Losing PitcherDonnie Moore  
SaveRandy Moffitt  
Game Winning RBIJack Clark 

Game Info

DateJuly 20, 1978 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherEd Halicki  
Home Starting PitcherMike Krukow  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance20,025 
Time of Game3 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Quick
1B: Jerry Crawford
2B: Doug Harvey
3B: Andy Olsen

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Madlock  Second Baseman 
Terry Whitfield  Left Fielder 
Jack Clark  Right Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Larry Herndon  Center Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Marc Hill  Catcher 
Ed Halicki  Pitcher 
Joe Altobelli  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rodney Scott  Shortstop 
Jerry White  Center Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Larry Biittner  Left Fielder 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Dave Rader  Catcher 
Mike Krukow  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Giants 9 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
July 20, 1978

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         Game of 7/20/1978 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Madlock B, 2b         4  1  2  0   Scott R, ss-3b        3  2  2  0   
Whitfield T, lf       4  2  2  1   Gross G, ph           1  0  0  0   
Clark J, rf           4  2  2  3   White J, cf           3  1  1  2   
McCovey W, 1b         4  0  1  1   Buckner B, 1b         4  0  1  2   
Evans D, 3b           3  1  1  0   Putman E, 1b          1  0  0  0   
Lavelle G, p          1  0  0  0   Murcer B, rf          5  0  0  0   
Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0   Biittner L, lf        5  1  3  1   
Herndon L, cf         5  1  2  1   Trillo M, 2b          5  0  0  0   
Metzger R, ss         3  0  1  1   Ontiveros S, 3b       1  0  1  0   
Hill M, c             1  0  0  0   De Jesus I, ph-ss     1  1  1  0   
Curtis J, p           0  0  0  0   Rader D, c            3  1  1  0   
Dwyer J, ph           0  0  0  0   Cox L, c              1  0  1  0   
Ivie M, ph            1  0  1  2   Blackwell T, c        1  0  0  0   
Williams C, p         0  0  0  0   Krukow M, p           2  2  1  0   
Cruz H, 3b            2  0  0  0   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
Halicki E, p          1  0  0  0   McGlothen L, p        0  0  0  0   
Tamargo J, c          4  2  2  0   Geisel D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Vail M, ph            1  0  1  1   
                                   Holtzman K, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Clines G, ph          1  0  1  1   
                                   Moore D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Kingman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  9 14  9                        39  8 14  7

San Francisco    002 060 010 --  9
Chicago          230 110 100 --  8

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Halicki E             3.1  6  6  5  4  1
Curtis J              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Williams C*           1.0  3  1  1  1  0
Lavelle G (W)         3.1  5  1  1  1  1
Moffitt R (S)         0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Krukow M+             4.0  8  6  6  2  1
Hernandez G           0.1  0  1  1  1  0
McGlothen L#          0.0  1  1  1  1  0
Geisel D              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Holtzman K            2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Moore D (L)           0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Sutter B              1.2  3  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Hill M, Herndon L
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Chicago 11
2B -- Buckner B, Krukow M, Madlock B, Herndon L
HR -- Clark J
SB -- Scott R 2, White J 3
SH -- Madlock B, Metzger R
SF -- White J, McCovey W
T -- 3:16
A -- 20025

    

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