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.

Ivan DeJesus drew a walk and went to third on a single by Gene Clines. A sacrifice fly by Larry Biittner scored Ivan DeJesus. After a throwing error by third baseman Elliott Maddox on Dave Kingman's grounder and an outfield fly by Manny Trillo, Cruz doubled to plate Clines and Kingman. The Cubs scored again in the second on a single by Clines and added two more in the fourth on a double by Larry Cox and single by DeJesus. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      4, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       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.