A two-run rally in the seventh inning lifted the Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Padres. The score was tied, 3-3, going into the seventh when Jerry White opened with a single. Bill Buckner then sliced a drive to left which Gene Richards lost in the lights. The ball sailed over the outfielder's shoulder for an RBI double that put the Cubs ahead, 4-3. Two outs later, Buckner scored on a single by Manny Trillo.

The Padres had rallied to manufacture a tie in the sixth stanza on a sacrifice fly by Tucker Ashford, single by pinch-hitter Oscar Gamble and infield single by Ozzie Smith. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    2  1  0    2  0  0  -   5  9  3
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   4  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Richards lf           4   1   0   0     2   1   .297
White cf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .300      Smith ss              4   0   2   1     1   0   .263
Buckner 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .298      Perkins 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Murcer rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .269      Winfield rf,cf        4   1   2   0     1   2   .291
Biittner lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Turner cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .236
  Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trillo 2b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .265      Tenace c              4   1   1   0     1   0   .230
Ontiveros 3b          2   1   0   0     2   1   .243      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     1   2   .221
Rader c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .211      Ashford 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .243
R. Reuschel p         3   0   2   1     0   0   .075        Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  McGlothen p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Gamble ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .282
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Jones pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .139
                                                            Reynolds ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               33   5   9   4     6   4             Totals               37   4   8   3     8   6

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 22,982
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Padres 15
DP: Cubs 0, Padres 2
Errors: Ontiveros 2, R. Reuschel, Turner
Doubles: White (1), R. Reuschel (1), Buckner (14), Winfield (16)
Triples: Tenace (4)
Caught Stealing: White (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (4), Ashford (3)
GIDP: Buckner (5), Rader (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(9-7)      6     5   3   3   4   4   0  30   2.65
McGlothen               1.1   2   1   1   2   1   0   8   4.60
Holtzman                0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   5.80
Moore                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.01
Sutter SV(17)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.65
Totals                  9     8   4   4   8   6   0  46

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   6     6   3   1   6   3   0  28   3.25
Shirley L(5-11)         2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   4.26
Lolich                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.50
Totals                  9     9   5   3   6   4   0  40

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Charlie Williams


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; White walked;
White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher); Perkins reached on an error by
R. Reuschel (assist by Buckner) [Perkins to first]; Winfield
singled to center [Perkins to second]; Turner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to left; Biittner lined to right;
Trillo walked; Ontiveros walked [Trillo to second]; Rader walked
[Trillo to third, Ontiveros to second]; R. Reuschel forced Rader
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
was called out on strikes; Ashford was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); White
singled to center; Buckner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Perry flied out to center; Richards grounded out
(pitcher to first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer popped to first; Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trillo singled to shortstop; Ontiveros
reached on an error by Turner [Trillo scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Ontiveros to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; R.
Reuschel singled to left [Ontiveros scored (unearned), Rader to
second]; De Jesus struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Perkins reached on an error by Ontiveros [Perkins to
first]; Winfield struck out; On a bunt Turner singled to third
[Perkins to second]; Tenace flied out to left; Gonzalez forced
Turner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Padres 0.

CUBS 5TH: White doubled to center; Buckner singled to left
[White to third]; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to right [White
scored]; Biittner struck out; Trillo grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: On a bunt Ashford reached on an error by Ontiveros
[Ashford to first]; On a bunt Perry forced Ashford (first to
shortstop); Richards lined to center; Smith walked [Perry to
second]; Perkins lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Padres 0.

CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; R.
Reuschel doubled to left; De Jesus grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield doubled to right; Turner walked; Tenace
walked [Winfield to third, Turner to second]; Gonzalez struck
out; Ashford lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Winfield
scored]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR PERRY; Gamble singled to center
[Turner scored, Tenace to third]; JONES RAN FOR GAMBLE; Richards
walked [Jones to second]; Smith singled to pitcher [Tenace
scored, Jones to third, Richards to second]; Perkins flied out
to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 3.

CUBS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); White singled to
center; Buckner doubled to left [White scored]; Gene Richards
lost Bill Buckner's double in lights; Murcer flied out to
right [Buckner to third]; Biittner popped to shortstop; Trillo
singled to left [Buckner scored]; Ontiveros struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Winfield
struck out; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
tripled to center; Gonzalez walked; Ashford forced Gonzalez
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 3.

CUBS 8TH: Rader flied out to center; McGlothen flied out to
center; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Reynolds popped to
second; Richards walked; Smith singled to center [Richards to
second]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Perkins flied
out to right [Richards to third]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch
[Richards scored, Smith to second]; Winfield was walked
intentionally; Turner walked [Smith to third, Winfield to
second]; MOORE REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Tenace flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 4.

CUBS 9TH: LOLICH REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); REYNOLDS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
White flied out to left; Buckner popped to catcher in foul
territory; Murcer popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: GROSS REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING LF); On a bunt
Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashford singled to
right; ALMON RAN FOR ASHFORD; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING);
Reynolds flied out to left; Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 4.