The Cubs posted their seventh consecutive victory over the Cardinals this season with a 6-2 decision going to the credit of Dave Roberts, who not only beat the Redbirds for the third time but also hit his first homer of the year. After Roberts left with a tender arm, Donnie Moore and Bruce Sutter pitched the last four frames in relief. Sutter retired the final five batters and gained his 10th save. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, July      3, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         1  0  0    0  1  1    3  0  0  -   6 14  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           6   1   2   0     0   1   .263      Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Clines lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .299      Mumphrey cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .228
Murcer cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .255      Hernandez 1b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .278
Vail rf               5   2   2   1     0   1   .296      Simmons lf,c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Trillo 2b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .266      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .234
Biittner 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .268      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Scott 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .297      Swisher c             2   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Cox c                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Brock ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Gordon c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Phillips ph,2b      1   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Roberts p             3   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               41   6  14   5     4   4             Totals               36   2  10   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 31,719
Left on Base: Cubs 13, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Templeton, Frazier
Doubles: Murcer (10), Hernandez (17)
Triples: Mumphrey (2), Simmons (2)
Home Runs: Roberts (1)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (10), Clines (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1)
GIDP: Vail (1), Mumphrey (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(4-3)          5     6   1   1   0   1   0  20   3.77
Moore                   2.1   4   1   1   1   1   0  12   4.23
Sutter SV(10)           1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.98
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   3   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(1-6)          5.1   9   3   3   1   1   1  25   5.40
Thomas                  1     2   3   2   2   0   0   7   2.70
Frazier                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.61
Littell                 2     3   0   0   1   3   0  11   2.53
Totals                  9    14   6   5   4   4   1  46

Wild Pitches: Thomas (3)
Balks: Thomas (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Clines flied out to right;
De Jesus stole second; Murcer doubled to left [De Jesus scored];
Vail struck out; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Templeton singled to third; Mumphrey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Templeton out at second]; Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner singled to third; Scott out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Biittner to second]; Cox popped to
first in foul territory; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to center; Morales flied out to
right; Swisher singled to center; Tyson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
singled to left; Murcer singled to center [Clines to third];
Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Falcone grounded out (second to first); Templeton
flied out to right; Mumphrey tripled to right; Hernandez singled
to center [Mumphrey scored]; Simmons grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to left; Cox
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to right; Morales flied out to
center; Swisher singled to center; Tyson popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Roberts homered; De Jesus flied out to center; Clines
lined to left; Murcer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Falcone struck out; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Vail singled to third; Trillo lined to right; Biittner
walked [Vail to second]; Scott singled to left [Vail scored,
Biittner to third]; THOMAS REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); GROSS
BATTED FOR COX; Thomas threw a wild pitch [Scott to second];
Gross was walked intentionally; Roberts popped to third in foul
territory; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: GORDON REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); MOORE
REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to left;
Simmons tripled to right; Reitz popped to second; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Clines walked; Clines stole second; Murcer popped to
third in foul territory; Vail singled to center [Clines scored];
Thomas balked [Vail to second]; Trillo singled to center [Vail
scored, Trillo to second (on throw to home)]; FRAZIER REPLACED
THOMAS (PITCHING); Biittner reached on a fielder's choice
[Trillo scored (error by Frazier) (unearned) (no RBI), Biittner
to second]; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Gordon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: BROCK BATTED FOR SWISHER; Brock grounded out
(second to first); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips walked;
SCOTT BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Scott lined to left; Templeton forced
Phillips (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BROCK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
LITTELL REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Moore struck out; De Jesus
singled to center; Clines singled to left [De Jesus to second];
Murcer flied out to right [De Jesus to third]; Vail grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Hernandez
singled to left; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to third];
Reitz singled to center [Hernandez scored, Simmons to second];
SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Morales flied out to right;
Brock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Biittner singled
to center; Scott reached on a fielder's choice [Biittner to
second (error by Templeton; assist by Phillips)]; Gordon was
walked intentionally [Biittner to third, Scott to second];
Sutter was called out on strikes; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); TAMARGO
BATTED FOR LITTELL; Tamargo struck out; Templeton lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.