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Tuesday May 2, 1978
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The second double of the game by Manny Trillo scored Rudy Meoli with the winning run to give the Cubs a 5-4 triumph over the Dodgers in 10 innings. Meoli batted for winning pitcher Bruce Sutter to open the 10th and drew a walk. He reached second on Ivan DeJesus' sacrifice bunt before Trillo's hit.

The Cubs carried a two-run lead into the top of the ninth, but the Dodgers tied the game on Lee Lacy's two-run pinch-homer. Steve Garvey extended his hitting streak to 21 games, four short of the league record for the start of a season. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   4  9  1
Cubs         0  1  1    1  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     1   1   .321      De Jesus ss           3   2   1   0     1   1   .310
Russell ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Trillo 2b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .270
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .333
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     1   0   .317      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .326        Gross lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Baker lf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .329      Murcer rf             4   1   3   0     0   1   .282
Monday cf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .357      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Cruz cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .256
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Cox c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
John p                2   1   1   0     0   1   .250        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Meoli ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacy ph             1   1   1   2     0   0   .400
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4   9   4     5   6             Totals               34   5  10   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  6,990
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Cubs 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Lopes
Doubles: Cey (3), Garvey (4), Russell (4), Trillo 2 (4)
Triples: Murcer (2)
Home Runs: Lacy (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (9)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (1), Murcer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (1)
GIDP: Yeager 2 (2), De Jesus (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6     8   4   3   1   5   0  25   2.21
Forster                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.89
Garman L(0-1)           1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   4.00
Totals                  9.1  10   5   4   3   6   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel             8.2   9   4   4   5   5   1  38   2.05
Sutter W(3-2)           1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.84
Totals                 10     9   4   4   5   6   1  42

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Trillo was called out on strikes;
Buckner singled to right; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to left; Garvey doubled to right [Cey
scored]; Baker struck out; Monday was walked intentionally;
Yeager grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Monday out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer tripled to right; Ontiveros grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Murcer scored]; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 3RD: John singled to left; Lopes singled to center [John
to second]; On a bunt Russell singled to pitcher [John to third,
Lopes to second]; Smith struck out; Cey walked [John scored,
Lopes to third, Russell to second]; Garvey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Baker grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); De
Jesus singled to center; Trillo doubled to left [De Jesus to
third]; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus scored,
Trillo to third]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Ontiveros grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to second [Cruz to second
(error by Lopes)]; Cox singled to center [Cruz scored
(unearned)]; R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Russell lined to
right; Smith walked; Cey flied out to left; Garvey lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus walked; Trillo grounded out (first
unassisted) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner singled to center [De
Jesus scored]; Buckner was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Kingman popped to second; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker struck out; Monday singled to center; Yeager
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Monday
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: On a bunt Murcer singled to third; Murcer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ontiveros was called out
on strikes; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 7TH: OATES BATTED FOR JOHN; Oates flied out to left;
Lopes singled to center; Russell flied out to right; Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: FORSTER REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Cox flied out to
right; R. Reuschel walked; De Jesus grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [R. Reuschel out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Cey flied out
to center; Garvey flied out to center; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
struck out; Gross lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Monday walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER;
Davalillo popped to shortstop; LACY BATTED FOR FORSTER; Lacy
homered [Monday scored]; Lopes was called out on strikes;
Russell doubled to left; SUTTER REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Smith flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: GROTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); GARMAN REPLACED
LACY (PITCHING); Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros popped to
first in foul territory; Cruz forced Murcer (center to
shortstop); Cox forced Cruz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 10TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 10TH: MEOLI BATTED FOR SUTTER; Meoli walked; De Jesus out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Meoli to second];
Trillo doubled to left [Meoli scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 5.



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