Dave Kingman drove in two runs with a single and Ray Burris allowed just two hits as the Cubs defeated the Cardinals, 2-0, in a game stopped by rain after one out in the top half of the sixth inning. The Cubs struck for their runs in the first. Greg Gross was credited with a hit on a grounder off the glove of Garry Templeton.

Bill Buckner bounced to Keith Hernandez, who threw to second in an attempt to force Gross, but Templeton muffed the ball for his 17th error of the season. The runners advanced an extra base and both scored on Kingman's single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   0  2  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Brock lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Gross cf              3   1   3   0     0   0   .350      Templeton ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Buckner 1b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .325      Reitz 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Kingman lf            3   0   1   2     0   1   .242      Simmons c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .325
Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Iorg rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Ontiveros 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .172      Mumphrey cf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Rader c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Phillips 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
                                                          Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Scott cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               23   2   7   2     1   2             Totals               16   0   2   0     0   2

Time of Game: 1:19   Attendance: 29,704
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 1
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Templeton, Scott
Stolen Bases: Murcer (3)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(3-3)           5     2   0   0   0   2   0  16   4.08
Totals                  5     2   0   0   0   2   0  16

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(4-3)            5     6   2   1   0   1   0  21   2.88
Littell                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.08
Totals                  5.1   7   2   1   1   2   0  24

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to left; Gross singled to center;
Buckner reached on a fielder's choice [Gross to third (error by
Templeton; assist by Hernandez), Buckner to second]; Kingman
singled to left [Gross scored (unearned), Buckner scored];
Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Kingman to second];
Trillo flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to left; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz singled to center; Simmons flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros singled to center; Rader grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Ontiveros to second]; Burris grounded out
(shortstop to first); De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez singled to center; Iorg flied out to
left; Mumphrey forced Hernandez (pitcher to shortstop); Mumphrey
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted) [Gross to second]; Kingman flied out to left; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Denny
grounded out (second to first); Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
lined to center; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Burris was called out on strikes; De Jesus singled to
left; De Jesus was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gross
singled to pitcher; Greg Gross lined the ball off John
Denny's forehead into foul ground; Buckner forced Gross
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez popped to third in foul territory; Iorg
lined to right; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: LITTELL REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); SCOTT REPLACED
DENNY (PLAYING CF); Kingman struck out; Murcer singled to center
[Murcer to second (error by Scott)]; Murcer stole third; Trillo
walked; called for rain; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.