Fourteen pitchers paraded to the mound for a record-tying total in a game that saw the Cubs prevail over the Braves, 8-6. Each club used seven hurlers. Dave Kingman homered for the Cubs, who rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to gain their victory.

Ivan DeJesus singled to start the stanza. Greg Gross hit a fly to center fielder Barry Bonnell, who dropped the ball for a two-base error. DeJesus scored on a single by Larry Biittner and Gre Gross came home on a wild pitch by Jamie Easterly to tie the score at 6-6. Following an intentional pass to Kingman, Bobby Murcer bunted safely to load the bases. Steve Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to put the Cubs ahead and Dave Rader singled to add an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   6 11  3
Cubs         0  2  2    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   8 12  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .275      De Jesus ss           5   2   2   0     0   2   .267
Beall 1b,cf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .162      Gross cf,lf           4   1   0   0     1   0   .308
Office cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .253      Biittner 1b           5   2   2   2     0   0   .254
  Bonnell ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Kingman lf            4   2   2   1     1   2   .239
  Pocoroba ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Wallis cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .331      Murcer rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .238
Matthews rf           3   1   2   3     2   0   .258      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .286
Nolan c               2   1   1   1     0   0   .200      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   1     0   1   .164
  Murphy ph,c,1b      1   0   0   0     2   1   .199      Rader c               3   0   1   2     0   0   .241
Chaney ss             5   0   1   1     0   1   .307        Cox c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Gilbreath 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Burris p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .174
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Fryman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Gaston ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .196        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rockett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     7   6             Totals               36   8  12   7     2   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 30,362
Left on Base: Braves 10, Cubs 8
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Royster, Bonnell, Matthews, Kingman, Ontiveros
Doubles: Beall (1)
Triples: Nolan (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (10)
Caught Stealing: Office (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (1), Ontiveros (2)
GIDP: Royster (3), Chaney (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  2.1   6   4   4   0   2   1  13   3.29
Skok                    1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Solomon                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.90
Devine                  0     1   2   1   0   0   0   2   7.20
Easterly L(1-4)         0.2   3   2   2   1   1   0   6   5.90
Campbell                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.14
Camp                    1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   6.11
Totals                  8    12   8   5*  2   7   1  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  5.1   6   3   3   2   3   0  23   4.15
Fryman                  1     3   3   3   1   0   0   6   5.30
P. Reuschel             0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   5.28
Moore W(4-1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.09
Hernandez               0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.22
Lamp                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.19
Sutter SV(7)            0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.54
Totals                  9    11   6   6   7   6   0  43

Passed Balls: Nolan (1)
Wild Pitches: Easterly (4)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Beall grounded out
(second to first) [Royster to second]; Office flied out to left;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross grounded out (second to
first); Biittner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews walked; Nolan tripled to center [Matthews
scored]; Chaney singled to left [Nolan scored]; Gilbreath struck
out; Niekro struck out; Royster lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman homered; Murcer singled to right; Trillo
singled to left [Murcer to third, Trillo to second (on throw to
3b)]; Ontiveros struck out; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Murcer scored]; Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Beall grounded out (first unassisted); Office
singled to center; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Nolan allowed a passed ball
[De Jesus to second]; Gross lined to center; Biittner singled to
right [De Jesus scored]; Kingman singled to left [Biittner to
second]; SKOK REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Murcer was called out
on strikes; Trillo singled to right [Biittner scored, Kingman to
third (error by Matthews)]; Ontiveros forced Trillo (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews lined to center; Nolan flied out to right;
Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Burris
singled to center; De Jesus popped to shortstop; Gross reached
on an error by Royster [Burris to second, Gross to first];
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); MADDOX
BATTED FOR SKOK; Maddox reached on an error by Ontiveros [Maddox
to first]; Debut game for Jerry Maddox; Royster grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: SOLOMON REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Kingman struck
out; Murcer flied out to center; Trillo lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Beall walked; Office singled to right [Beall to
second]; Burroughs flied out to right [Beall to third]; Matthews
singled to left [Beall scored, Office to third (error by
Kingman), Matthews to second]; FRYMAN REPLACED BURRIS
(PITCHING); MURPHY BATTED FOR NOLAN; Murphy was walked
intentionally; Chaney grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ontiveros grounded
out (second to first); Rader grounded out (third to first);
Fryman grounded out (second to first); Braves Manager Bobby
Cox ejected by 1B umpire John Kibler sometime in seventh; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; GASTON BATTED FOR
SOLOMON; Gaston singled to left; Royster singled to right
[Gaston to second]; Beall singled to left [Gaston scored,
Royster to second]; BONNELL BATTED FOR OFFICE; P. REUSCHEL
REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Royster to third, Beall to second]; Burroughs was walked
intentionally; Matthews singled to center [Royster scored, Beall
scored, Burroughs to second]; Murphy walked [Burroughs to third,
Matthews to second]; MOORE REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DEVINE REPLACED
GASTON (PITCHING); De Jesus singled to center; Gross reached on
an error by Bonnell [De Jesus to third, Gross to second];
EASTERLY REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Biittner singled to center
[De Jesus scored, Gross to third]; Easterly threw a wild pitch
[Gross scored (unearned), Biittner to second]; Kingman was
walked intentionally; On a bunt Murcer singled to third
[Biittner to third, Kingman to second]; Trillo struck out;
Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to right [Biittner scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Kingman to third]; Rader
singled to right [Kingman scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Murcer to third]; CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; CAMPBELL
REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Clines grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); COX REPLACED
RADER (PLAYING C ); Gilbreath walked; ROCKETT BATTED FOR
CAMPBELL; Rockett flied out to center; Royster struck out; Beall
doubled to left [Gilbreath to third]; LAMP REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); POCOROBA BATTED FOR BONNELL; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING); POCOROBA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BEALL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); De Jesus struck out; Gross
walked; Biittner lined to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 9TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to
first); Matthews walked; SUTTER REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Murphy
struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6,
Cubs 8.