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. Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IICubs 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. |
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