A sacrifice fly by Greg Gross in the bottom of the 11th inning drove home the decisive run as the Cubs outlasted the Giants, 7-6. The game-winning blow was set up when reliever Charlie Williams walked the bases full. The Cubs had trailed, 6-4, going into the bottom of the 10th, but tied the game on a walk to Dave Rader, single by Rodney Scott, a stolen base, a sacrifice fly by Gross and an error by shortstop Vic Harris. The Giants' runs in the top of the frame came on RBI singles by Jack Clark and Willie McCovey. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco Giants 6
Game Played on Tuesday, July      18, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Giants       1  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  -   6 11  2
Cubs         3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  -   7 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   3   2   0     1   0   .317      De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     2   0   .280
Evans 3b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .259      White cf              5   1   1   0     1   2   .208
Clark rf              5   0   2   4     0   0   .318        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCovey 1b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .234      Buckner 1b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .285
  Dwyer pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Murcer rf             3   1   1   1     3   1   .276
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Biittner lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .261
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Rader c               3   1   0   0     3   0   .217
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .322      Scott 3b              5   2   2   0     1   0   .294
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kelleher 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Herndon cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .290        Gross ph,cf         0   0   0   2     0   0   .259
LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Roberts p             3   0   2   1     0   0   .353
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Whitfield lf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .317        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sadek c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .258        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Hill ph,c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Clines ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .064        Trillo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Harris ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .152

Totals               41   6  11   6     2   6             Totals               36   7  11   6    11   4

Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance: 21,143
Left on Base: Giants 5, Cubs 14
DP: Giants 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Harris 2, Scott
Doubles: Madlock (14), Clark (26)
Home Runs: Sadek (2)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (16), Scott (8)
Caught Stealing: Clark (6), Whitfield (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (1), Kelleher (2), Buckner (1), Biittner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Biittner (5), Gross 2 (6)
GIDP: Biittner (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              3.1   8   4   4   2   0   0  19   3.95
Curtis                  2.1   1   0   0   2   3   0  10   3.41
Lavelle                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.24
Moffitt                 1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.67
Williams L(1-2)         1.2   1   3   2   5   0   0  12   5.34
Totals                 10.2  11   7   6  11   4   0  53

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 8     8   4   4   0   4   1  32   4.61
McGlothen               1.1   1   2   2   2   0   0   7   4.34
Hernandez               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Moore                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.14
Sutter W(7-3)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.62
Totals                 11    11   6   6   2   6   1  44

Wild Pitches: Curtis (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


GIANTS 1ST: Cubs Manager Herman Franks ejected by HP umpire
Jerry Crawford sometime in game; Madlock doubled to left;
Evans flied out to center [Madlock to third]; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Madlock scored]; McCovey singled to
center; Cruz forced McCovey (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second; White
singled to third [De Jesus to third]; Buckner singled to right
[De Jesus scored, White to third]; Murcer singled to center
[White scored, Buckner to third, Murcer to second (on throw)];
Biittner lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Buckner scored];
Rader flied out to center [Murcer to third]; Scott flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon lined to shortstop; LeMaster struck out;
Sadek homered; Montefusco struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Kelleher lined to second; Roberts singled to center;
De Jesus walked [Roberts to second]; White flied out to left;
Buckner popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs
3.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock flied out to right; Evans grounded out
(third to first); Clark grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Murcer walked; Biittner hit into a double play (left
to second) [Murcer out at second]; Rader popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to center; Herndon singled to right [Cruz to third,
Herndon out at second (right to shortstop)]; LeMaster grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Kelleher out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; Roberts singled to
center [Scott scored]; De Jesus singled to center [Roberts to
second]; John Montefusco ejected by 2B umpire Andy Olsen;
CURTIS REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); HARRIS REPLACED MONTEFUSCO
(PLAYING SS); White struck out; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek grounded out (third to first); Harris struck
out; Madlock singled to left; Evans singled to right [Madlock to
third, Evans to second (on throw to 3b)]; Clark doubled to
center [Madlock scored, Evans scored]; McCovey flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer struck out; Biittner popped to center; Rader
walked; Scott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Cruz reached on an error by Scott [Cruz to first];
Herndon flied out to center; Curtis out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Sadek grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Kelleher singled to center; On a bunt Roberts made an
out to catcher; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Kelleher to second];
De Jesus walked; White was called out on strikes; LAVELLE
REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Buckner reached on an error by
Harris [Kelleher out at home (first to catcher), De Jesus to
second, Buckner to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs
4.

GIANTS 7TH: Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock
flied out to center; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark flied out to center; McCovey struck out; Cruz
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelleher
singled to left; VAIL BATTED FOR ROBERTS; MOFFITT REPLACED CRUZ
(PITCHING); WHITFIELD REPLACED LAVELLE (PLAYING LF); Vail struck
out; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 9TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Herndon popped
to second; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); HILL
BATTED FOR SADEK; Hill grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: HILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); White walked;
Buckner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [White to
second]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Biittner grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murcer out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 10TH: Harris flied out to center; Madlock walked; Evans
walked [Madlock to second]; Clark singled to right [Madlock
scored, Evans to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); McCovey singled to second [Evans scored, Clark to
second]; IVIE BATTED FOR MOFFITT; MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); DWYER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Ivie struck out while Clark
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 10TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS REPLACED
IVIE (PITCHING); Rader walked; Scott singled to center [Rader to
third]; GROSS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Scott stole second; Gross hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Rader scored]; CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE;
Clines walked; De Jesus reached on an error by Harris [Scott
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clines to second, De Jesus to
first]; White flied out to center; Buckner flied out to left; 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 6.

GIANTS 11TH: SUTTER REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); GROSS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); TRILLO REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING 2B); Herndon
lined to second; Whitfield singled to third; Whitfield was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hill struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 11TH: Murcer walked; Biittner out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Murcer to second]; Rader was walked
intentionally; Scott walked [Murcer to third, Rader to second];
Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Murcer scored]; 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 7.