A triple by Ivan DeJesus in the 11th inning and infield hit by Bill Buckner on a dribbler in front of the plate brought the Cubs their seventh straight victory and beat the Cardinals, 3-2. The Cubs counted their initial pair in the third on a double by ave Rader, pass to DeJesus, single by Greg Gross and wild pitch by Bob Forsch.

Ted Simmons tripled for the Cards in the seventh and scored on an infield out by Jerry Mumphrey. Simmons then tied the game with a homer in the ninth, but the Cards' catcher showed up umpire Paul Runge as he crossed the plate and was ejected from the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   3  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  -   2  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   2   1   0     1   0   .252      Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .218
Gross cf,lf           3   0   1   1     2   1   .325      Dwyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Buckner 1b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .333        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     0   3   .240        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Wallis cf           1   0   0   0     1   1   .308      Reitz 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Murcer rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Simmons c             4   2   3   1     0   0   .329
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Scott cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   1     0   2   .289
Rader c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Iorg rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Lamp p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .170
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .321
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tyson ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
                                                          Forsch p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Brock ph,lf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .257

Totals               37   3   6   2     4   7             Totals               40   2   8   2     0   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 33,333
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 5
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Rader (6), Simmons (17)
Triples: De Jesus (3), Simmons (1)
Home Runs: Simmons (5)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (4), Templeton (5)
Caught Stealing: Wallis (2)
GIDP: Buckner (3), Phillips (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    7.1   6   1   1   0   3   0  27   3.72
Sutter                  1.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   7   1.72
Hernandez W(4-1)        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.95
Totals                 11     8   2   2   0   5   1  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  8     4   2   2   3   3   0  30   2.28
Schultz L(0-1)          3     2   1   1   1   4   0  11   3.25
Totals                 11     6   3   3   4   7   0  41

Wild Pitches: Forsch (4)

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


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

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Dwyer grounded out (second
to first); Reitz singled to center; Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Iorg
grounded out (first unassisted); Mumphrey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Ontiveros popped to third in foul territory; Rader
doubled to right; Lamp grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus
walked; Gross singled to center [Rader scored, De Jesus to
third]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [De Jesus scored, Gross to
second]; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips lined to second; Forsch singled to
center; Templeton forced Forsch (second to shortstop); Templeton
stole second; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Murcer flied out to right; Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to center; Simmons doubled to
center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Simmons to
third]; Iorg lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
singled to shortstop; On a bunt Lamp forced Rader (first to
shortstop); De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey singled to center; Phillips grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out
at second]; Jerry Mumphrey called for interference at 2B;
Forsch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Gross walked; Buckner grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Dwyer
lined to second; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied
out to center; Ontiveros singled to center; Rader grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons tripled to center; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first) [Simmons scored]; Iorg flied out to left;
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: Lamp popped to catcher in foul territory; De Jesus
grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Buckner lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); GROSS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Phillips was called out on
strikes; BROCK BATTED FOR FORSCH; Brock singled to left; SUTTER
REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Templeton singled to pitcher [Brock to
second]; Dwyer popped to first in foul territory; Reitz forced
Templeton (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCHULTZ REPLACED
DWYER (PITCHING); Wallis walked; Wallis was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Murcer lined to center; Trillo
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons homered; Ted Simmons ejected by HP
umpire Paul Runge; they had been arguing about balls and
strikes; Simmons tipped his cap at Runge while crossing the
plate after his home run; Hernandez struck out; Iorg flied
out to center; Mumphrey lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 10TH: SCOTT REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING CF); SWISHER REPLACED
MUMPHREY (PLAYING C ); Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rader grounded out (third to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR
SUTTER; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 10TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); TYSON BATTED
FOR PHILLIPS; Tyson struck out; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Templeton popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 11TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); De Jesus tripled
to center; Gross struck out; Buckner singled to pitcher [De
Jesus scored]; Buckner stole second; Wallis struck out; Murcer
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 11TH: MORALES BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 2.