Scoring in each of the last five innings, the Dodgers pulled away from the Cubs to gain a 9-5 victory and end a three-game losing streak. Reliever Charlie Hough, inserted into the contest to protect a 5-4 lead, was more effective at bat than on the mound. The veteran knuckleballer singled and scored in the seventh inning and hit an RBI double in the eighth.

Reggie Smith had a triple, double and two singles for the Dodgers and Rick Monday hit his ninth homer as well as a double. The Dodgers put the game out of reach in the ninth when Bill Russell tripled and Smith doubled. Smith moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Steve Garvey's sacrifice fly. Garvey's hitting streak was stopped at 21 games. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  1  3    1  1  2  -   9 15  0
Cubs         0  2  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 14  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .310      De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Russell ss            5   2   2   0     1   0   .255      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .273
Smith rf              6   2   4   3     0   1   .310      Buckner 1b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .364
Cey 3b                3   1   2   1     1   0   .329      Cruz cf               3   1   1   1     0   2   .262
  Martinez pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .349
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   2     1   0   .312        Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Baker lf              6   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Murcer rf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .293
Monday cf             4   2   3   2     1   0   .378      Ontiveros 3b          4   2   2   1     0   1   .159
Yeager c              4   0   1   0     1   0   .217      Kingman lf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .203
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Cox c                 3   0   2   1     1   0   .267
  Hough p             2   1   2   1     0   0   .600      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Krukow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  15   9     7   2             Totals               37   5  14   5     4   4

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  9,252
Left on Base: Dodgers 15, Cubs 10
DP: Dodgers 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Burris 3
Doubles: Monday (5), Hough (1), Smith (7), Buckner (3)
Triples: Smith (1), Russell (1)
Home Runs: Monday (9), Kingman (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (10), Baker (2)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (2), Lopes (2), Martinez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (1), Ontiveros (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (1,by Krukow)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(4-0)              5     9   4   4   3   3   1  24   3.10
Hough                   2.2   3   1   1   0   0   0  11   6.75
Forster SV(3)           1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.53
Totals                  9    14   5   5   4   4   1  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(2-1)           5     8   5   5   6   2   1  30   2.55
Moore                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   6.39
Krukow                  2     4   2   2   0   0   0  11   7.00
Hernandez               1     2   2   2   0   0   0   5   2.53
Totals                  9    15   9   9   7   2   1  51

Hit by Pitch: Krukow (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (second to first); Smith singled to third; Cey
walked [Smith to second]; Garvey forced Smith (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Trillo walked;
Buckner doubled to right [Trillo to third]; Cruz struck out;
Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
homered; Yeager singled to pitcher [Yeager to second (error by
Burris)]; Rau was called out on strikes; Lopes walked; Russell
walked [Yeager to third, Lopes to second]; Smith popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros singled to right; Kingman homered [Ontiveros
scored]; Cox singled to right; On a bunt Burris forced Cox
(pitcher to shortstop); De Jesus lined to left; Trillo flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey walked;
Baker flied out to center; Monday grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner singled to right [Buckner out at second (right
to shortstop to first to shortstop to first)]; Cruz struck out;
Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager reached on an error by Burris [Yeager to
first]; Rau out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to
second]; Lopes reached on a fielder's choice [Yeager out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Lopes stole second; Russell
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Cox walked; Burris popped to third
in foul territory; De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Cey singled to
center; Garvey flied out to center; Baker singled to right [Cey
to third]; Monday doubled to right [Cey scored, Baker to third];
Yeager was walked intentionally; Rau lined to second; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo walked; Buckner singled to center [Trillo to
second]; Trillo was caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop
to third) [Buckner to second]; Cruz singled to center [Buckner
scored, Cruz to second (on throw to home)]; On a bunt Murcer
singled to third [Cruz to third]; Ontiveros sacrifice flied into
a double play (right to first) [Cruz scored, Murcer out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes walked; Lopes was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Burris [Lopes to second]; Russell singled to
pitcher [Lopes to third]; Smith singled to right [Lopes scored,
Russell to third]; MOORE REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Cey singled
to center [Russell scored, Smith to third]; Garvey forced Cey
(shortstop to second) [Smith scored]; Baker forced Garvey
(second to shortstop); Baker stole second; Monday was walked
intentionally; Yeager flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to
left; Cox grounded out (first to pitcher); MEOLI BATTED FOR
MOORE; Meoli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 7TH: KRUKOW REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Hough singled to
center; Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hough
to second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith tripled
to right [Hough scored]; Cey was hit by a pitch; MARTINEZ RAN
FOR CEY; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); De Jesus
grounded out (second to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
singled to left; Yeager grounded out (third to first) [Monday to
second]; Hough doubled to center [Monday scored]; Lopes grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR CRUZ; Gross grounded out (shortstop
to first); Murcer flied out to right; Ontiveros singled to
right; Kingman singled to left [Ontiveros to second]; Cox
singled to left [Ontiveros scored, Kingman to third]; BIITTNER
BATTED FOR KRUKOW; FORSTER REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Biittner
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); GROSS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Russell tripled to right; Smith
doubled to left [Russell scored]; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to third]; Garvey hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored]; Baker grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
singled to shortstop; Buckner flied out to center; CLINES BATTED
FOR GROSS; Clines singled to center [Trillo to third]; Murcer
walked [Clines to second]; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Cubs 5.