Posting their eighth straight victory at Wrigley Field, the Cubs won over the Braves, 6-4, as Hector Cruz led the attack with three hits and two RBIs. A three-run first inning started the Cubs on the road to victory. Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Sunday, June 4, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldBraves 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Cubs 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 6 7 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 De Jesus ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .268 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clines rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .293 Bonnell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Biittner 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .242 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Kingman lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .234 Beall 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .179 Gross lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Burroughs lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .329 Cruz 3b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .235 Gaston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Wallis cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .279 Matthews rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .271 Cox c 3 2 1 1 1 0 .192 Nolan c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .206 R. Reuschel p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .037 Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Maddox 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Mahler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilbreath ph,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Totals 34 4 7 4 2 2 Totals 29 6 7 6 3 3 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 29,845 Left on Base: Braves 5, Cubs 5 DP: Braves 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Maddox, De Jesus Doubles: Matthews (2), Nolan (3), Cruz 2 (4), Cox (2) Home Runs: Matthews (7) Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel 2 (6) Sacrifice Flies: Biittner (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler L(0-2) 3.1 4 6 4 3 1 0 18 2.97 Campbell 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.98 Camp 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 5.49 Skok 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Totals 8 7 6 4 3 3 0 35 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(6-4) 9 7 4 4 2 2 1 36 2.29 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 2 1 36 Wild Pitches: Mahler (3) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Beall grounded out (second to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Clines singled to right [De Jesus to third]; Biittner hit a sacrifice fly to left [De Jesus scored]; Kingman reached on an error by Maddox [Clines to second, Kingman to first]; Trillo flied out to left; Cruz doubled to left [Clines scored (unearned), Kingman scored (unearned)]; Wallis struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Matthews homered; On a bunt Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney singled to right; Maddox flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 2ND: Cox walked; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cox to second]; De Jesus popped to second; Mahler threw a wild pitch [Cox to third]; Clines singled to center [Cox scored]; Biittner forced Clines (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler flied out to center; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall walked; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 3RD: Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Trillo lined to center; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 4TH: Wallis walked; Cox doubled to center [Wallis scored]; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cox to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); De Jesus singled to center [Cox scored]; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus to second]; Biittner popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 6. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Maddox reached on an error by De Jesus [Maddox to first]; GILBREATH BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Gilbreath flied out to center; Royster singled to second [Maddox to third]; Beall walked [Royster to second]; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 6. CUBS 5TH: GILBREATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CAMP REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz doubled to center; Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 6. BRAVES 6TH: GROSS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Burroughs singled to shortstop; Matthews doubled to center [Burroughs to third]; Nolan doubled to left [Burroughs scored, Matthews scored]; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted) [Nolan to third]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nolan scored]; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 6TH: Cox lined to pitcher; R. Reuschel was called out on strikes; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 6. BRAVES 7TH: BONNELL BATTED FOR CAMP; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Beall singled to right; Office lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Beall out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: SKOK REPLACED BONNELL (PITCHING); Clines flied out to right; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 6. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Jeff Burroughs and Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire John Kibler; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Nolan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: GASTON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Trillo grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to center; Wallis lined to left; Cox lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 6. BRAVES 9TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 6. |
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