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Sunday June 11, 1978
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A four-run rally in the sixth inning carried the Cubs past the Padres, 7-4. The winning outburst began when Steve Ontiveros led off with a two-base hit and scored the tying run on a double by Hector Cruz. Larry Cox bunted for a single, sending Cruz to third. After an out, Ivan DeJesus walked to fill the bases, bringing on John D'Acquisto in relief of starter Bob Shirley.

D'Acquisto promptly issued consecutive walks to pinch-hitter Greg Gross and Larry Biittner. Eric Rasmussen replaced D'Acquisto and Dave Kingman hit a sacrifice fly for the fourth run of the inning. Bruce Sutter came on in the seventh to pick up his eighth save of the season. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       0  1  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 14  2
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  x  -   7 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .273      De Jesus ss           2   2   0   0     2   0   .266
Smith ss              5   1   3   0     0   0   .246      Clines rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Tenace 1b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .225        Gross ph,rf         1   0   0   1     1   0   .312
Winfield rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .283      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   1     1   1   .277
Gamble lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .240      Kingman lf            3   0   0   1     1   2   .236
Thomas 2b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .257      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .287
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ontiveros 3b          4   2   3   0     0   0   .200
Sweet c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Cruz cf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Almon 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .295        Wallis cf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .309
Shirley p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .111      Cox c                 4   1   3   0     0   0   .232
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burris p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .167
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Ashford ph,2b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .217        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               38   4  14   4     1   7             Totals               32   7  11   6     6   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 36,751
Left on Base: Padres 9, Cubs 9
DP: Padres 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Richards, Gamble
Doubles: Gamble (4), Ashford (4), Ontiveros (7), Cruz (5)
Triples: Gamble (2), Ontiveros (2)
Home Runs: Thomas (1)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (1), Kingman (3)
GIDP: Winfield (7), Almon (4), De Jesus (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(3-7)          5.1   9   6   6   4   3   0  28   4.46
D'Acquisto              0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   1.27
Rasmussen               1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   4.79
Lee                     1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.26
Totals                  8    11   7   7   6   5   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(4-4)           6    11   3   3   1   4   1  28   4.80
Moore                   0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.70
Sutter SV(8)            2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   8   1.45
Totals                  9    14   4   4   1   7   1  40

Balks: Burris (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Smith singled to center;
Burris balked [Smith to second]; Tenace struck out; Winfield
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Clines singled to left [De Jesus
scored (error by Gamble) (no RBI), Clines to third]; Biittner
grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman was walked
intentionally; Trillo forced Kingman (third to second) [Clines
scored]; Ontiveros singled to pitcher [Trillo to second]; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble was called out on strikes; Thomas homered;
Sweet flied out to center; Almon singled to right; Shirley
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Cox singled to center; Burris walked [Cox to second];
De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cox to third,
Burris to second]; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first);
Biittner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

PADRES 3RD: Richards singled to right; Smith singled to right
[Richards to second]; Tenace lined to center; Winfield grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo
grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

PADRES 4TH: Gamble tripled to center; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Gamble scored]; Sweet singled to center; Almon
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sweet out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Cruz singled to center [Cruz to second (error by
Richards)]; On a bunt Cox singled to second [Cruz to third];
Burris was called out on strikes; De Jesus grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cox out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cubs 2.

PADRES 5TH: Shirley was called out on strikes; Richards grounded
out (pitcher to first); Smith singled to center; Tenace singled
to center [Smith to third]; Winfield singled to center [Smith
scored, Tenace to third, Winfield to second (on throw)]; Gamble
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Clines flied out to right; Biittner singled to right;
Kingman struck out; Trillo forced Biittner (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cubs 2.

PADRES 6TH: Thomas lined to center; Sweet grounded out (first to
pitcher); Almon singled to left; Shirley walked [Almon to
second]; Richards lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros doubled to left; Cruz doubled to left
[Ontiveros scored]; On a bunt Cox singled to third [Cruz to
third]; MURCER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Murcer popped to second; De
Jesus walked [Cox to second]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY
(PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR CLINES; Gross walked [Cruz scored,
Cox to third, De Jesus to second]; Biittner walked [Cox scored,
De Jesus to third, Gross to second]; RASMUSSEN REPLACED
D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Kingman hit a sacrifice fly to center [De
Jesus scored]; Trillo lined to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 3, Cubs 6.

PADRES 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLIS REPLACED
CRUZ (PLAYING CF); MOORE REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out (third to
first); Winfield singled to center; Gamble doubled to right
[Winfield scored]; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Thomas
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
4, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros tripled to right; Wallis singled to right
[Ontiveros scored]; Cox forced Wallis (third to second); Sutter
struck out; De Jesus forced Cox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cubs 7.

PADRES 8TH: Sweet struck out; Almon struck out; ASHFORD BATTED
FOR RASMUSSEN; Ashford doubled to left; Richards grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: LEE REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); ASHFORD STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 2B); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cubs 7.

PADRES 9TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck
out; Winfield lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cubs 7.



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