Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
April 18, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1976 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 0 3 1
Bowa ss 5 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 5 1 2 0
  Martin rf 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Allen 1b 4 2 2 1
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 2
Maddox cf 4 1 1 0
Boone c 3 1 1 2
Christenson p 3 1 1 2
  Tolan lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 5 1 2 3
Cardenal lf 5 1 2 1
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 0 1 0
Thornton 1b 3 1 1 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 1 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Rosello ss 4 1 1 0
Burris p 0 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
  Dettore p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 1 1 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Hundley c 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Philadelphia 033 000 2008120
Chicago 000 131 0005100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (1-0) 6.0 7 5 5 0 6
  Garber  SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (0-2) 3.0 7 6 6 2 4
  Dettore   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Reuschel   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Schultz   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Garman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Philadelphia Maddox (2,off Burris); Christenson (1,off Burris); Cash (2,off Burris); Boone (2,off Burris), Chicago Morales (1,off Christenson).  3B–Philadelphia Johnstone (2,off Burris).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (6,7th inning off P Reuschel 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Cardenal (1,4th inning off Christenson 0 on, 0 out); Monday (4,5th inning off Christenson 2 on, 2 out); Thornton (1,6th inning off Christenson 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Allen 2 (2,2nd base off Dettore/Swisher,2nd base off P Reuschel/Swisher).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:49.  A–13,326.
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