Tightening their grip on first place in the N. L. East, the Cubs notched a 5-1 triumph over the Phillies. The Cubs scored two runs in the first inning. Bill Buckner drove in one with a single and Dave Kingman added the other with a triple. A single by Manny Trillo plated a tally in the third and Trillo blasted a solo homer in the sixth. The Cubs' last run came in the eighth on a walk to Trillo and triple by Steve Ontiveros.

Starting pitcher Rick Reuschel had to leave the game because of stiffness in his right elbow. Bruce Sutter finished up to earn his sixth save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  2
Cubs         2  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   5  9  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Clines rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .297
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .286      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .336
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .252      Kingman lf            2   0   1   1     2   0   .246
Johnstone 1b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .209      Trillo 2b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .282
  Cardenal ph,1b      1   1   0   0     1   0   .370      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .167
McCarver c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .382      Rader c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
  Foote ph,c          2   0   0   1     0   0   .222      R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Harrelson 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .346        Sutter p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hebner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .277
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     2   6             Totals               32   5   9   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 19,788
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Cubs 7
DP: Phillies 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Schmidt, Harrelson
Doubles: Maddox (7)
Triples: Kingman (1), Clines (1), Ontiveros (1)
Home Runs: Trillo (2)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(4-5)          7     8   4   3   2   5   1  30   2.87
Reed                    1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   2.70
Totals                  8     9   5   4   4   5   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(5-3)      6     3   0   0   0   2   0  21   1.97
Hernandez               0.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   3.26
Sutter SV(6)            2.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  11   1.52
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   0  35

Balks: Carlton (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa singled to
center; Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Carlton balked [De Jesus to
second]; Clines reached on an error by Schmidt [De Jesus stayed
at second, Clines to first]; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus
scored, Clines to third]; Buckner was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Kingman tripled to center [Clines scored (unearned)];
Trillo flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone singled to right; Maddox forced
Johnstone (third to second); McCarver grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Maddox to second]; Harrelson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Rader
grounded out (third to first); R. Reuschel was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton flied out to center; McBride grounded out
(second to first); Bowa flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
singled to left; Buckner flied out to right; Kingman walked
[Clines to second]; Trillo singled to right [Clines scored,
Kingman to second]; Murcer forced Trillo (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski grounded out (second
to first); Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Rader struck out;
R. Reuschel popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox popped to second; McCarver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Clines grounded out
(third to first); On a bunt Buckner singled to second [Buckner
to second (error by Harrelson)]; Kingman was walked
intentionally; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to
second) [Buckner to third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Carlton popped to center; On a bunt McBride
singled to third; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first) [McBride
to second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo homered; Murcer struck out; Ontiveros grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Luzinski struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Cardenal
walked; Maddox doubled to left [Cardenal to third]; FOOTE BATTED
FOR MCCARVER; SUTTER REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Foote
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cardenal scored]; Harrelson
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CARDENAL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sutter was called out on strikes; De Jesus
popped to first in foul territory; Clines tripled to center;
Buckner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR CARLTON; Hebner singled to
right; McBride struck out; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: REED REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Kingman popped to
right; Trillo walked; Murcer popped to shortstop; Ontiveros
tripled to center [Trillo scored]; Rader was walked
intentionally; Sutter grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski walked; Cardenal popped to second; Maddox
singled to center [Luzinski to second]; Foote flied out to left;
Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.