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Wednesday July 19, 1978
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Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco Giants 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  4
Cubs         5  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitfield lf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .317      De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Andrews 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .248        Kelleher ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Clark rf              3   1   1   1     2   0   .319      White cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .242
Cruz 3b               5   1   3   3     0   1   .248      Buckner 1b            2   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Dwyer 1b              4   0   1   1     1   1   .226        Gross pr,lf         2   1   0   0     0   1   .256
Herndon cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Murcer rf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .277
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Biittner lf,1b        3   1   2   3     1   0   .270
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .266
  Metzger ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Scott 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .297
Sadek c               1   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Williams pr,p       1   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Lamp p                2   0   1   1     0   0   .237
  Evans ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .260        Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Sutter p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .091
Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Curtis p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tamargo ph,c        3   1   1   0     0   0   .111

Totals               36   5  11   5     5   4             Totals               32   7  12   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: Giants 10, Cubs 6
DP: Giants 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Andrews, Sadek 2, Barr, De Jesus 2
Doubles: Buckner (12), Murcer (13)
Home Runs: Cruz (5)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (10)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (3)
GIDP: De Jesus 2 (8)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (1,by Moffitt)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(4-8)             0     5   5   5   2   0   0   7   3.50
Curtis                  3     4   2   2   1   1   0  12   3.60
Williams                4     2   0   0   1   2   0  14   4.68
Moffitt                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.61
Totals                  8    12   7   7   4   3   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    3.2   7   4   4   4   1   0  21   3.88
Moore W(5-2)            3.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  14   3.93
Sutter SV(16)           2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   1.71
Totals                  9    11   5   5   5   4   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Moffitt (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield singled to shortstop [Whitfield to second
(error by De Jesus)]; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Whitfield to third]; Clark walked; Whitfield was
caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher) [Clark to
second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt De Jesus singled to pitcher; White singled
to right [De Jesus to third, White to second (on throw to 3b)];
On a bunt Buckner singled to pitcher [De Jesus scored (error by
Barr), White to third, Buckner to second]; Murcer walked;
Biittner singled to right [White scored, Buckner scored, Murcer
to third]; Trillo singled to left [Murcer scored, Biittner to
second]; Scott walked [Biittner to third, Trillo to second];
CURTIS REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Rader struck out; Lamp reached
on an error by Andrews [Biittner scored (RBI), Trillo to third,
Scott to second]; De Jesus grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Lamp out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 2ND: Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Herndon
grounded out (first unassisted); LeMaster singled to first;
Sadek singled to center [LeMaster to second]; On a bunt Curtis
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
doubled to right; GROSS RAN FOR BUCKNER; Murcer walked; Murcer
stole second [Gross scored (error by Sadek) (error by Sadek)];
Biittner singled to right [Murcer scored, Biittner out at second
(right to first to shortstop to second)]; Trillo singled to
left; Scott popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 3RD: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Whitfield flied out to center; Andrews
lined to second; Clark singled to left; Cruz singled to
shortstop [Clark to third (error by De Jesus)]; Dwyer singled to
center [Clark scored, Cruz to second]; Herndon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 3RD: Rader out on an unknown play; Lamp singled to third;
De Jesus grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Lamp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cubs 7.

GIANTS 4TH: KELLEHER REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING SS); On a bunt
LeMaster grounded out (catcher to first); Sadek walked; 20
minute rain delay with 3-1 count; WILLIAMS RAN FOR SADEK;
TAMARGO BATTED FOR CURTIS; Tamargo singled to shortstop
[Williams to second]; Whitfield flied out to left; Andrews
walked [Williams to third, Tamargo to second]; Clark walked
[Williams scored, Tamargo to third, Andrews to second]; MOORE
REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left [Tamargo scored,
Andrews scored, Clark to second]; Dwyer walked [Clark to third,
Cruz to second]; Herndon made an out to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 4TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); TAMARGO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); White struck out; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); Murcer doubled to right; Biittner walked; Trillo
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Williams
struck out; Tamargo lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 5TH: Scott flied out to center; Rader grounded out (pitcher
to first); Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 6TH: On a bunt Whitfield made an out to first; Andrews
flied out to right; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Kelleher singled to center [Kelleher out at second
(center to second)]; White made an out to second; Gross struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Dwyer made an out to second;
Herndon singled to center; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR LEMASTER; McCovey
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING SS); Murcer lined to
first; Biittner flied to left in foul territory; Trillo grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 8TH: EVANS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Evans singled to right;
SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Tamargo flied out to right;
Whitfield flied out to center; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Scott was hit by a
pitch; Rader flied out to center; Sutter singled to right [Scott
to second]; Scott was picked off second (pitcher to second);
Kelleher flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cubs 7.

GIANTS 9TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Cruz homered;
Dwyer struck out; Herndon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Cubs 7.



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