The slumping Cardinals were shut out by Dave Roberts, 6-0, and suffered their 13th defeat in the last 14 games while the Cubs racked up their sixth consecutive victory. Roberts beat the Cardinals for the second time this year and for third time over two seasons, accounting for all his victories with the Cubs since being obtained in a deal with the Tigers July 30, 1977. Dave Rader, Roberts' batterymate, drove in four of the Cubs' runs with a single and triple. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    3  0  3    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     1   1   .252      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Clines rf,lf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Dwyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Buckner 1b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .339      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Kingman lf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .246      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
  Wallis cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Freed 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Trillo 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Murcer cf,rf          4   2   2   1     0   1   .257      Mumphrey cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Ontiveros 3b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .164        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rader c               4   1   2   4     0   0   .242        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Roberts p             2   0   2   1     1   0   .500        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
                                                          Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Scott cf            2   0   2   0     0   0   .234

Totals               34   6  10   6     5   5             Totals               32   0   7   0     0   0

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 20,068
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Cardinals 5
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Murcer (6), Roberts (1)
Triples: Rader (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (1)
GIDP: Morales (5), Dwyer (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(2-0)          9     7   0   0   0   0   0  32   2.13
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   0   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(0-3)          5.1   7   5   5   3   2   0  25   6.67
Hamilton                1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   6.43
Littell                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.11
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   5   0  40

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus popped to second; Clines struck out (catcher
to first); Buckner singled to right; Kingman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dwyer singled to right; Morales grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied out
to center; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Freed
flied out to left; Reitz singled to center; Mumphrey forced
Reitz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rader popped to third in foul territory; Roberts
walked; De Jesus lined to left; Clines grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

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

CUBS 4TH: Buckner lined to center; Kingman singled to left;
Trillo singled to center [Kingman to second]; Murcer doubled to
right [Kingman scored, Trillo to third]; Ontiveros was walked
intentionally; Rader singled to center [Trillo scored, Murcer
scored, Ontiveros out at third (center to first to third)];
Roberts singled to pitcher [Rader to second]; De Jesus flied out
to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Dwyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Clines grounded out (third to first); Buckner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Freed flied out to left; Reitz popped to first in
foul territory; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo flied out to center; Murcer singled to right;
Ontiveros walked [Murcer to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED MUMPHREY
(PITCHING); SCOTT REPLACED FALCONE (PLAYING CF); Rader tripled
to right [Murcer scored, Ontiveros scored]; Roberts out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rader scored]; suicide
squeeze; De Jesus walked; Clines flied out to right; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to center; Scott singled to
third; Templeton singled to shortstop [Scott to second]; Dwyer
lined to left [Scott to third]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner singled to center; Kingman struck out; Trillo
lined into a double play (second to first) [Buckner out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); CLINES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Simmons singled to center; Freed flied out to
center; Reitz popped to second; IORG BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Iorg
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Murcer struck out;
Ontiveros flied out to right; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson singled to shortstop; Scott singled to
center [Tyson to second]; Templeton forced Scott (second to
shortstop) [Tyson to third]; Dwyer grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 9TH: Roberts doubled to right; De Jesus struck out; Clines
walked; Buckner flied out to left; Wallis flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Morales flied out to left; Simmons popped to
first in foul territory; Freed grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.