With Dave Rader driving in all their runs, the Cubs took the opener of a doubleheader from the Dodgers, 3-2, but L. A. came back to take the nightcap, 5-3. In the first game, Rader smacked a two-run double in the second inning after Manny Trillo was hit by a pitch and Ivan DeJesus singled. In the fourth frame, DeJesus singled, stole second, reached third on an error and scored on a fly by Rader to deep right.

The Dodgers kayoed Cub starter Ray Burris in their first turn at bat in the second game on a double by Reggie Smith, triple by Steve Garvey and single by Dusty Baker. Baker hit a solo homer in the third and a walk, error and RBI single by Burt Hooton produced another tally in the sixth. A single by Garvey and double by Ron Cey gave the Dodgers a final marker in the seventh. The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth with one out but reliever Lance Rautzhan retired Larry Biittner on a sacrifice fly and got Rodney Scott on a grounder to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 16, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Cubs         0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .294      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .310
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Gross lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Garvey 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .237
Monday rf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .271      Trillo 2b             0   1   0   0     0   0   .265
North cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254        Kelleher 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .207
Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .412      De Jesus ss           4   2   3   0     0   0   .277
  Welch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Rader c               2   0   1   3     1   0   .222
Rhoden p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Krukow p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .302        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Ferguson ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .213

Totals               30   2   6   1     3   5             Totals               30   3   8   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Cubs 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Oates
Doubles: Garvey (18), Lopes (16), Rader (11)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus 2 (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Rhoden (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (2)
GIDP: North (3), Baker (6), De Jesus (6)
Hit by Pitch: Trillo (2,by Rhoden)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(7-5)           4     5   3   2   1   2   0  19   3.73
Hough                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.73
Welch                   2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.15
Totals                  8     8   3   2   3   5   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(4-0)           7     6   2   2   3   2   0  28   2.93
Sutter SV(15)           2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.65
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Rhoden (3)
Wild Pitches: Hough (5)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(second to first); Garvey walked; Cey popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
walked; North grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
flied out to left; Trillo was hit by a pitch; De Jesus singled
to right [Trillo to third]; Rader doubled to center [Trillo
scored, De Jesus scored]; Krukow walked; Scott forced Rader
(third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 3RD: KELLEHER REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Oates
singled to right; Rhoden out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Oates to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Buckner struck out; Murcer
singled to right [Gross to third]; Ontiveros popped to
shortstop; Kelleher flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to second; Cey lined to left; Baker
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus stole second [De
Jesus to third (error by Oates)]; Rader lined out on a sacrifice
fly to right [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Krukow flied out to
center; Scott was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Monday walked; North singled to left [Monday to
second]; Oates flied out to center; SMITH BATTED FOR RHODEN;
Smith struck out; Lopes singled to right [Monday scored, North
to third]; Russell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: HOUGH REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Gross grounded out
(second to first); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first);
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey doubled to left; Cey singled to right
[Garvey to third]; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Garvey scored (no RBI), Cey out at second]; Monday
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros struck out; Kelleher popped to center; De
Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second; Rader was walked
intentionally; Hough threw a wild pitch [De Jesus to third,
Rader to second]; Krukow grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 7TH: North grounded out (second to first); Oates flied
out to left; FERGUSON BATTED FOR HOUGH; Ferguson popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WELCH REPLACED
OATES (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Gross flied out to left;
Buckner singled to third; Murcer walked [Buckner to second];
Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes doubled to left; SUTTER REPLACED KRUKOW
(PITCHING); Russell flied out to right; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Kelleher singled to center; De Jesus grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kelleher out at second];
Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs
3.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
struck out; North was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

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