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Friday May 12, 1978
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One of the N.L.'s best hitting pitchers, Donnie Moore came through with a single, driving in the last two of the Cubs' six runs in a third-inning rally that beat the Dodgers, 9-7. Joe Wallis homered for the Cubs in the second, but the Dodgers knocked out Ray Burris in their half while scoring five runs to take a 6-2 lead. In the third, the Cubs sent 10 men to bat and collected six hits, in addition to profiting from an error by Steve Garvey on what should have been the third out.

Moore, who batted .300 last season, broke the 6-6 tie with his single. Garvey accounted for three of the Dodgers' runs with a homer and double. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs         1  1  6    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   9 13  2
Dodgers      1  5  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   2   0     0   1   .262      Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   3   .299
Gross lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .321      Russell ss            5   2   1   0     0   0   .256
Buckner 1b            3   2   1   0     2   0   .348      Smith rf              3   1   2   1     2   1   .327
Murcer rf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .294      Cey 3b                5   1   1   2     0   1   .287
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   2     0   2   .258      Garvey 1b             5   1   2   3     0   0   .272
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   1   0     1   1   .146      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .356
Wallis cf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .364      Lacy lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .320
Cox c                 4   1   1   1     0   0   .205      Yeager c              4   0   1   0     1   1   .224
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sutton p              0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castillo p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Moore p             2   0   1   2     0   0   .667        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
  Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Davalillo ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               38   9  13   8     3   6             Totals               39   7  10   7     6   7

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 52,562
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 11
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Gross, Ontiveros, Garvey
Doubles: Cox (1), Russell (6), Garvey (5), Cey (4), Yeager (3)
Triples: Murcer (3)
Home Runs: Wallis (1), Garvey (4)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (2)
GIDP: Cox (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  1.2   6   6   6   3   0   1  14   3.46
Moore W(2-0)            5     3   1   1   3   2   0  21   4.76
Hernandez               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Sutter SV(4)            2.1   0   0   0   0   5   0   9   1.96
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   7   1  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(2-4)           2.2   7   7   4   0   2   1  16   6.39
Castillo                2.1   4   2   2   2   1   0  12   3.77
Hough                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.32
Forster                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.88
Totals                  9    13   9   5*  3   6   1  42

Balks: Castillo (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Buckner singled to right; Murcer tripled to
right [Buckner scored]; Trillo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to center; Russell doubled to center;
Smith walked; Cey forced Smith (shortstop to second) [Russell to
third]; Garvey doubled to left [Russell scored, Cey to third];
Monday was walked intentionally; Lacy flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Wallis
homered; Cox flied out to left; Burris lined to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager grounded out (second to first); Sutton
walked; Lopes singled to left [Sutton to second]; Russell forced
Lopes (second to shortstop) [Sutton to third]; Smith singled to
left [Sutton scored, Russell to third, Smith to second (on
throw)]; Cey doubled to left [Russell scored, Smith scored];
Garvey homered [Cey scored]; MOORE REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING);
Monday popped to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers
6.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Gross singled to center [De
Jesus to second]; Buckner flied out to center [De Jesus to
third]; Murcer singled to right [De Jesus scored, Gross to
third]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gross scored];
Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer to third]; Wallis reached on
an error by Garvey [Murcer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ontiveros
to second, Wallis to first]; CASTILLO REPLACED SUTTON
(PITCHING); Cox doubled to left [Ontiveros scored (unearned),
Wallis to third]; Moore singled to left [Wallis scored
(unearned), Cox scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)];
De Jesus lined to right; 6 R (3 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy popped to right; Yeager grounded out (third to
first); Castillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
walked; Castillo balked [Buckner to second]; Murcer popped to
second; Trillo singled to center [Buckner scored]; Ontiveros
walked [Trillo to second]; Wallis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell grounded
out (pitcher to first); Smith singled to center; Cey lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 5TH: Cox grounded out (third to first); Moore grounded out
(second to first); De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday
grounded out (second to first); Lacy singled to left; Yeager
doubled to right [Lacy to third]; BAKER BATTED FOR CASTILLO;
Baker popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Gross struck out;
Buckner walked; Murcer forced Buckner (third to shortstop);
Trillo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes struck out; Russell popped to second; Smith
walked; Cey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9,
Dodgers 6.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros lined to left; Wallis singled to center; Cox
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wallis out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
walked; Lacy forced Monday (shortstop to second); Yeager walked
[Lacy to second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOUGH; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
COX (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING C ); MOTA BATTED
FOR DAVALILLO; Mota singled to left [Lacy scored, Yeager to
second]; SUTTER REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Lopes struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 7.

CUBS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); De Jesus flied out to right; Gross
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
9, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell reached on an error by Ontiveros [Russell
to first]; Smith was called out on strikes; Cey struck out;
Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9,
Dodgers 7.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner popped to left; Murcer singled to center;
Trillo was called out on strikes; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
reached on an error by Gross [Lacy to second]; Yeager struck
out; OATES BATTED FOR FORSTER; Oates struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Dodgers 7.



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