Completing the three-game series sweep and beating St. Louis for the ninth straight time this season, the Cubs downed the Cardinals, 5-1. After the Redbirds scored a run in the first inning on doubles by Jerry Mumphrey and Keith Hernandez, the Cubs got two tallies in the third. Mike Krukow singled to open the frame and took third on a single by Ivan DeJesus. A sacrifice fly by Greg Gross scored Krukow and DeJesus came home on a single by Bobby Murcer.

The Cubs made it 3-1 in the sixth on a double by Murcer, a groundout and a sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo. A single by Larry Cox and sacrifice fly by Gross produced two more runs in the ninth to complete the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      5, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   5  8  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     2   0   .267      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Gross cf              3   0   1   2     0   0   .274      Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .235
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Hendrick lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Murcer rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Simmons c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .314
  Vail rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Brock pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .263      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .276
Clines lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .298      Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Cox c                 4   1   1   1     0   2   .247      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Krukow p              3   1   2   0     0   1   .333      Phillips 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .229
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .240
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   8   5     5   3             Totals               30   1   5   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 19,683
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Murcer (11), Mumphrey (6), Hernandez (18)
Triples: Clines (2), Simmons (3), Morales (5)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (11), Murcer (8), Gross (2)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutter (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross 2 (4), Trillo (3)
GIDP: Phillips (3), Hendrick (6)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (4,by Krukow)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(2-0)           7.2   5   1   1   4   6   0  31   3.38
Sutter SV(12)           1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.92
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   7   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-7)           6.1   6   3   3   4   3   0  28   3.23
Schultz                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.78
Thomas                  2     2   2   2   1   0   0   9   4.15
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Krukow (2)
Balks: Thomas (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded
out (shortstop to first); Biittner walked; Murcer flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey doubled to left;
Hendrick lined to shortstop; Simmons walked; Hernandez doubled
to center [Mumphrey scored, Simmons to third]; Morales grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Trillo
popped to second; Clines walked; Cox forced Clines (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz was hit by a pitch; Phillips grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at
second]; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Krukow singled to center; De Jesus singled to center
[Krukow to third]; De Jesus stole second; Gross hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Krukow scored]; Biittner popped to third in foul
territory; Murcer singled to right [De Jesus scored]; Murcer
stole second; Ontiveros lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton struck out (catcher to first); Mumphrey
singled to right; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo walked; Trillo was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Clines popped to third in foul territory;
Cox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez lined to
third; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Krukow struck out; De Jesus flied out to right; Gross
singled to right; Gross stole second; Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to second; Phillips walked; Forsch
popped to second; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer doubled to right; Ontiveros grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Murcer to third]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Murcer scored]; Clines popped to first in foul territory;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons tripled to right;
Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Cox struck out (catcher to first); Krukow singled to
left; De Jesus walked [Krukow to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); Gross lined to left; Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Morales tripled to right; Reitz struck out;
Phillips walked; TAMARGO BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Tamargo popped to
first in foul territory; Templeton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Murcer flied out
to right; Ontiveros lined to center; Trillo popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: VAIL REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); Mumphrey
struck out; Hendrick struck out; Simmons walked; SUTTER REPLACED
KRUKOW (PITCHING); BROCK RAN FOR SIMMONS; Hernandez struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: SWISHER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING C ); Clines tripled to
center; Cox singled to left [Clines scored]; Thomas balked [Cox
to second]; Sutter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Cox to third]; De Jesus walked; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Cox scored, De Jesus to second]; Biittner lined to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.