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Giants 2 @ Cubs 1
Wrigley Field
May 6, 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 May 6, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 6, 1978 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 2 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 2
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherRandy Moffitt  
Losing PitcherGuillermo Hernandez  
SaveGary Lavelle  
Game Winning RBIVic Harris 

Game Info

DateMay 6, 1978 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Knepper  
Home Starting PitcherRick Reuschel  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance23,215 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eric Gregg
1B: Bill Williams
2B: Dick Stello
3B: Bruce Froemming

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Madlock  Second Baseman 
Terry Whitfield  Left Fielder 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Jack Clark  Right Fielder 
Larry Herndon  Center Fielder 
Marc Hill  Catcher 
Johnnie LeMaster  Shortstop 
Bob Knepper  Pitcher 
Joe Altobelli  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Dave Kingman  Left Fielder 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Hector Cruz  Center Fielder 
Larry Cox  Catcher 
Rick Reuschel  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Giants 2 @ Cubs 1
Wrigley Field
May 6, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/6/1978 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Madlock B, 2b         5  0  2  0   De Jesus I, ss        5  1  1  0   
Whitfield T, lf       4  0  0  0   Trillo M, 2b          5  0  1  0   
Evans D, 3b           5  0  1  0   Buckner B, 1b         5  0  2  1   
McCovey W, 1b         4  0  0  0   Kingman D, lf         3  0  1  0   
Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0   Murcer B, rf          4  0  1  0   
Harris V, ph          0  0  0  1   Ontiveros S, 3b       5  0  0  0   
Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0   Moore D, p            0  0  0  0   
Clark J, rf           6  0  2  0   Cruz H, cf            4  0  1  0   
Herndon L, cf         4  1  1  0   Cox L, c              5  0  0  0   
Hill M, c             3  0  3  0   Reuschel R, p         2  0  0  0   
Sadek M, pr-c         2  0  0  0   Sutter B, p           1  0  0  0   
LeMaster J, ss        5  1  4  1   Kelleher M, ph        1  0  0  0   
Knepper B, p          3  0  0  0   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
Ivie M, ph            1  0  0  0   Meoli R, 3b           0  0  0  0   
James S, 1b           0  0  0  0   Clines G, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  2 13  2                        41  1  7  1

San Francisco    000 000 100 001 --  2
Chicago          100 000 000 000 --  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Knepper B             9.0  7  1  1  3  5
Moffitt R (W)         2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Lavelle G (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reuschel R*           6.0  9  1  1  1  1
Sutter B              3.0  1  0  0  0  3
Hernandez G (L)       2.2  2  1  1  4  2
Moore D               0.1  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- San Francisco 12, Chicago 8
2B -- Kingman D, Buckner B
SB -- Sadek M
CS -- Evans D, LeMaster J, Herndon L
SH -- Whitfield T, Kingman D, James S, Madlock B
T -- 3:11
A -- 23215

    

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