Pounding out 14 hits against four pitchers, the Cubs enjoyed a 10-1 breeze over the Reds. Rick Reuschel retired the first 11 Reds before Joe Morgan singled in the ninth inning. The Reds' lone tally came in the eighth on bunt singles by Pete Rose and Ken Griffey and a single by Morgan.

An error by Rose gave the Cubs their first run in the second inning and they scored another on an RBI single by Dave Rader. Bobby Murcer blasted a three-run homer in the seventh and Greg Gross had a two-run single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      8, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  4
Cubs         0  2  1    2  0  0    3  2  x  -  10 14  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .282      De Jesus ss           5   1   2   1     0   1   .269
  Auerbach 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Clines cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .322        Wallis cf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .240      Biittner 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .268
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Kingman lf            3   2   1   0     1   1   .234
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .313      Trillo 2b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .294
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murcer rf             4   2   1   3     0   1   .247
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .303        Gross rf            1   0   1   2     0   0   .311
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .307      Ontiveros 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .188
Lum cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Rader c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .260
Werner c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .185      R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .033
Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knight ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .179

Totals               33   1   7   1     0  10             Totals               37  10  14   9     3   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 21,137
Left on Base: Reds 6, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Rose, Concepcion 2, Lum
Doubles: Griffey (15), Rader (8)
Home Runs: Murcer (3)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (4)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (4)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (7)
GIDP: Concepcion (5)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (1,by R. Reuschel), Kingman (3,by Borbon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(6-3)           3.1   8   5   4   1   4   0  19   3.24
Borbon                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.23
Sarmiento               3     3   3   2   0   1   1  13   1.98
Tomlin                  1     3   2   2   1   1   0   6   4.15
Totals                  8    14  10   8   3   6   1  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(7-4)      9     7   1   1   0  10   0  34   2.18
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0  10   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (3), R. Reuschel (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
flied out to right; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Driessen flied
out to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman walked; Trillo singled to third [Kingman
scored (error by Rose) (no RBI), Trillo to third]; Murcer
reached on a fielder's choice [Trillo out at home (shortstop to
catcher)]; Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer to third]; Rader
singled to center [Murcer scored, Ontiveros to second]; R.
Reuschel flied out to left; De Jesus struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 3RD: Lum popped to shortstop; Werner struck out; Norman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Clines struck out; Biittner singled to right; Kingman
singled to left [Biittner to second]; Trillo singled to left
[Biittner scored, Kingman to second]; Murcer was called out on
strikes while Kingman was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 3.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled to center; Foster
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros reached on an error by Concepcion [Ontiveros
to first]; Rader doubled to right [Ontiveros scored (unearned)];
R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rader
to third]; De Jesus singled to left [Rader scored]; BORBON
REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); De Jesus stole second; Clines flied
out to center [De Jesus to third]; Biittner was walked
intentionally; Kingman was hit by a pitch [Biittner to second];
Trillo popped to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 5.

REDS 5TH: WALLIS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); Driessen struck
out; Concepcion was hit by a pitch; Lum singled to second
[Concepcion to second]; Werner was called out on strikes;
COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Murcer grounded
out (second to first); Ontiveros singled to left; Rader grounded
out (second to first) [Ontiveros to second]; R. Reuschel flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

REDS 6TH: Rose lined to left; Griffey doubled to center; Morgan
popped to center; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Wallis flied
out to center; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

REDS 7TH: Driessen singled to right; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Driessen out at second];
Lum lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Kingman reached on an error by Concepcion [Kingman to
first]; Trillo singled to center [Kingman to second]; Murcer
homered [Kingman scored (unearned), Trillo scored]; Ontiveros
lined to shortstop; Rader lined to right; R. Reuschel struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 8.

REDS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); Werner popped to
right; KNIGHT BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Knight struck out; On a bunt
Rose singled to pitcher; On a bunt Griffey singled to pitcher
[Rose to second]; Morgan singled to left [Rose scored, Griffey
to second]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); AUERBACH REPLACED
ROSE (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); TOMLIN
REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); On a bunt De Jesus singled to
pitcher; Wallis singled to center [De Jesus to third, Wallis to
second (error by Lum)]; Biittner lined to center; Kingman struck
out; Trillo was walked intentionally; Gross singled to left [De
Jesus scored, Wallis scored, Trillo out at third (left to third
to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 10.

REDS 9TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
struck out; Lum flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 10.