Ending their four-game losing streak, the Cubs pounded out an 8-5 victory over the Padres. Larry Cox hit a two-run homer to get the Cubs moving in the fifth inning and they added two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth. A two-run triple by Joe Wallis highlighted the eighth-inning outburst. Gene Tenace hit two round-trippers for the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    2  4  0  -   8  9  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  3  -   5 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Richards 1b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .236
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   1   1     1   1   .141      Smith ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Buckner 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .356      Gamble lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .192      Winfield cf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .286
  Wallis cf           1   1   1   2     0   0   .346      Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .192
Trillo 2b             3   1   2   1     0   1   .272      Thomas 2b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .234
Murcer rf             4   2   2   1     0   2   .276      Tenace c              3   2   2   3     1   0   .204
Cruz cf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Almon 3b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .326
  Gross ph,lf         0   0   0   1     1   0   .348      Shirley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cox c                 3   1   1   2     0   0   .207        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sweet ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Fryman p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Rader c             2   1   1   0     0   0   .246

Totals               32   8   9   8     3   8             Totals               33   5  10   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 15,643
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Padres 7
DP: Cubs 1, Padres 0
Errors: Moore, Almon
Doubles: Fryman (1), Murcer (5), Almon (6)
Triples: Wallis (1)
Home Runs: Cox (1), Tenace 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Winfield (3), Richards (3)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (2), Thomas (4), Shirley (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross (2), Trillo (1)
GIDP: Winfield (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(1-3)           6     6   2   2   4   0   1  25   4.78
Sutter                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.37
Moore                   0     2   3   1   0   0   1   3   5.94
Hernandez               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.51
Totals                  9    10   5   3   4   1   2  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(0-4)          6.1   6   4   4   1   5   1  24   6.28
Lee                     0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.74
Spillner                0.1   2   4   2   1   0   0   5   4.30
Freisleben              1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   6.17
Totals                  9     9   8   6   3   8   1  38

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Ontiveros popped to
center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Trillo singled to center; Trillo
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Murcer was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Winfield was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hendrick popped to first; Thomas flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Cox grounded out (shortstop to
first); On a bunt Fryman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Tenace walked; Almon singled to left [Tenace to
second]; On a bunt Shirley forced Tenace (pitcher to third)
[Almon to second]; Richards walked [Almon to third, Shirley to
second]; Smith flied out to left; Gamble flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
walked; Buckner popped to second; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled to center; Hendrick lined to right;
Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Winfield to
second]; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Padres 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo struck out; Murcer singled to center; Cruz
popped to first; Cox homered [Murcer scored]; Fryman doubled to
left [Fryman out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Almon singled to third; Shirley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Richards singled to
center [Almon scored]; Richards was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 1.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros
lined to third; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Gamble singled to third; Winfield grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gamble out at
second]; Hendrick walked; Thomas forced Hendrick (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Trillo singled
to center; Murcer doubled to center [Trillo scored, Murcer to
third (on throw to home)]; LEE REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING);
GROSS BATTED FOR CRUZ; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Murcer scored]; Cox flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WALLIS REPLACED
KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); Tenace homered; SUTTER REPLACED COX
(PITCHING); RADER REPLACED FRYMAN (PLAYING C ); Almon grounded
out (shortstop to first); SWEET BATTED FOR LEE; Sweet grounded
out (first to pitcher); Richards lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 2.

CUBS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED SWEET (PITCHING); Rader reached on
an error by Almon [Rader to first]; De Jesus out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Rader to second]; Ontiveros singled to
center [Rader scored (unearned), Ontiveros to second (on throw
to home)]; Buckner was walked intentionally; Wallis tripled to
right [Ontiveros scored, Buckner scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED
SPILLNER (PITCHING); Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Wallis scored (unearned)]; Murcer struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Gamble lined
to left; Winfield singled to right; Hendrick forced Winfield
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 2.

CUBS 9TH: Gross walked; MEOLI BATTED FOR SUTTER; Meoli was
called out on strikes; Rader singled to right [Gross to second];
De Jesus lined to left; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: MOORE REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Thomas reached on
an error by Moore (assist by Buckner) [Thomas to first]; Tenace
homered [Thomas scored (unearned)]; Almon doubled to right;
TURNER BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); Turner struck out; Richards grounded out (second to
first) [Almon to third]; Smith singled to center [Almon scored
(unearned)]; Gamble flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 5.