Two triples by Greg Gross, another by Bobby Murcer and a homer by Ivan DeJesus led the Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals, who went down to their eighth straight defeat. Dave Roberts, starting for the first time this season, gained the victory, limiting the Cards to six hits in seven innings, before Willie Hernandez came in to finish the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Friday, May       19, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Cubs         3  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .265      De Jesus ss           3   2   1   1     1   0   .259
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Gross cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .317
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Buckner 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .344
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Kingman lf            2   2   1   1     1   1   .245
Morales rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Murcer rf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .273
Reitz 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Mumphrey cf           3   0   0   1     1   0   .182      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .274
Tyson 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Roberts p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Scott ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .219        Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   0             Totals               29   6   8   6     3   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 15,389
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Reitz (6)
Triples: Gross 2 (3), Murcer (4)
Home Runs: De Jesus (1)
Stolen Bases: Kingman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (1), Kingman (2)
GIDP: Tyson (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(3-2)            4     5   4   4   2   0   0  18   3.38
Schultz                 2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   3.42
Littell                 2     2   1   1   0   4   1   8   3.31
Totals                  8     8   6   6   3   4   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(1-0)          7     6   2   2   2   0   0  28   3.31
Hernandez               2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.89
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   0   0  35

Passed Balls: Rader (3)
Wild Pitches: Schultz (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez walked; Simmons forced
Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Gross tripled to right [De Jesus
scored]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gross scored];
Kingman singled to left; Murcer tripled to left [Kingman
scored]; Ontiveros hit into a double play (shortstop to catcher)
[Murcer out at home]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
singled to center; Mumphrey walked [Reitz to second]; Tyson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mumphrey
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to center; Rader lined to center;
Roberts singled to right; De Jesus forced Roberts (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny grounded out (third to first); Brock popped
to shortstop; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Gross tripled to center; Buckner popped to third;
Kingman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gross scored]; Murcer
walked; Ontiveros flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons flied out to
right; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo lined to center; Rader grounded out (third to
first); Roberts grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to center; Rader allowed a passed
ball [Reitz to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first)
[Reitz scored]; Tyson singled to center; SCOTT BATTED FOR DENNY;
Scott singled to center [Tyson to second]; Brock singled to
right [Tyson scored, Scott to third]; Templeton flied out to
right; Hernandez popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); De Jesus made an
out to second; Gross lined to left; Buckner popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morales singled to left; Reitz popped to right; Mumphrey forced
Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman walked; Kingman stole second; Murcer lined to
first; Ontiveros flied out to left; Trillo singled to left
[Kingman scored, Trillo to second (on throw to home)]; Schultz
threw a wild pitch [Trillo to third]; Rader grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to right; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR
SCHULTZ; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Brock
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); MEOLI BATTED
FOR ROBERTS; Meoli was called out on strikes; De Jesus homered;
Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to
center; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Ontiveros flied out
to center; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Morales singled to left; Reitz forced Morales
(third to second); Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted)
[Reitz to second]; Tyson lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.