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Dodgers 9 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
May 3, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 3, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 3, 1978 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 9 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 15
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 14 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDoug Rau  
Losing PitcherRay Burris  
SaveTerry Forster  
Game Winning RBISteve Garvey 

Game Info

DateMay 3, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherDoug Rau  
Home Starting PitcherRay Burris  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance9,252 
Time of Game3 hours 3 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Montague
1B: Lee Weyer
2B: Harry Wendelstedt
3B: Dutch Rennert

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Lopes  Second Baseman 
Bill Russell  Shortstop 
Reggie Smith  Right Fielder 
Ron Cey  Third Baseman 
Steve Garvey  First Baseman 
Dusty Baker  Left Fielder 
Rick Monday  Center Fielder 
Steve Yeager  Catcher 
Doug Rau  Pitcher 
Tom Lasorda  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

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

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Dodgers 9 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
May 3, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/3/1978 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Lopes D, 2b           3  1  0  0   De Jesus I, ss        5  0  0  0   
Russell B, ss         5  2  2  0   Trillo M, 2b          3  0  1  0   
Smith R, rf           6  2  4  3   Buckner B, 1b         5  1  3  0   
Cey R, 3b             3  1  2  1   Cruz H, cf            3  1  1  1   
Martinez T, pr-3b     0  0  0  0   Gross G, ph-cf        1  0  0  0   
Garvey S, 1b          4  0  0  2   Clines G, ph          1  0  1  0   
Baker D, lf           6  0  1  0   Murcer B, rf          4  0  2  0   
Monday R, cf          4  2  3  2   Ontiveros S, 3b       4  2  2  1   
Yeager S, c           4  0  1  0   Kingman D, lf         4  1  2  2   
Rau D, p              2  0  0  0   Cox L, c              3  0  2  1   
Hough C, p            2  1  2  1   Burris R, p           2  0  0  0   
Forster T, p          0  0  0  0   Moore D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Meoli R, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Krukow M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Biittner L, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 15  9                        37  5 14  5

Los Angeles      010 013 112 --  9
Chicago          020 020 010 --  5

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rau D (W)             5.0  9  4  4  3  3
Hough C               2.2  3  1  1  0  0
Forster T (S)         1.1  2  0  0  1  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burris R (L)*         5.0  8  5  5  6  2
Moore D               1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Krukow M              2.0  4  2  2  0  0
Hernandez G           1.0  2  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Burris R 3
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 15, Chicago 10
2B -- Buckner B, Monday R, Hough C, Smith R
3B -- Smith R, Russell B
HR -- Monday R, Kingman D
SB -- Lopes D, Baker D
CS -- Trillo M
SH -- Rau D, Lopes D, Martinez T
SF -- Ontiveros S, Garvey S
HBP -- by Krukow M (Cey R)
T -- 3:03
A -- 9252

    

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