Home runs by Steve Garvey and Davey Lopes powered the Dodgers to an 8-2 trouncing of the Cubs. Garvey's blast, the third grand slam of his career, came in the third inning and followed walks to Burt Hooton, Reggie Smith and Ron Cey. Lopes' round-tripper was an inside-the-park affair and came in the fourth inning following singles by Joe Ferguson and Bill Russell. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      26, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  0
Dodgers      0  0  4    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 3b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .307      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   3     0   1   .288
  Putman 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacy 2b             0   0   0   0     1   0   .291
White cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      North cf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .261
Buckner 1b            3   0   3   0     0   0   .329      Smith rf              2   1   2   1     3   0   .311
  Biittner pr,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Cey 3b                2   1   0   0     3   0   .256
Murcer rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .274      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   4     0   1   .293
Kingman lf            1   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
  Gross lf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Davalillo lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Ferguson c            4   1   1   0     0   2   .206
Rader c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .271
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Hooton p              3   1   0   0     1   0   .143
  Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Vail ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .305
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .324
  Blackwell c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   8             Totals               30   8   8   8     9   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 47,329
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 8
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 2
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Smith 2 (20)
Home Runs: Garvey (13), Lopes (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (6)
GIDP: Blackwell (1), Murcer (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(4-5)          3.1   6   7   7   4   1   2  19   4.85
McGlothen               2.2   1   1   1   3   2   0  12   4.44
Holtzman                2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   5.55
Totals                  8     8   8   8   9   4   2  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(11-7)          9     8   2   2   2   8   0  35   3.24
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague


CUBS 1ST: Scott struck out; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); Buckner singled to center; Murcer walked [Buckner to
second]; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; North grounded out (shortstop to
first); Smith doubled to center; Cey walked; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (second to first); Rader struck
out; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker singled to center; Ferguson flied out to
center; Russell lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Baker out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Roberts struck out; Scott struck out; White popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton walked; Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hooton to second]; North grounded out
(third to first); Smith walked; Cey walked [Hooton to third,
Smith to second]; Garvey homered [Hooton scored, Smith scored,
Cey scored]; Baker flied out to center; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner singled to center; Murcer struck out; Kingman
walked [Buckner to second]; Trillo popped to first in foul
territory; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson singled to right; Russell singled to
center [Ferguson to second]; On a bunt Hooton made an out to
first; Lopes hit an inside the park homer to center [Ferguson
scored, Russell scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED RADER (PITCHING);
BLACKWELL REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING C ); North walked; Smith
doubled to right [North scored]; Cey walked; Garvey was called
out on strikes; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to center; Blackwell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 5TH: PUTMAN REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 3B); GROSS REPLACED
KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Ferguson was called out on strikes;
Russell flied out to left; Hooton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

CUBS 6TH: White grounded out (second to first); Buckner singled
to third; BIITTNER RAN FOR BUCKNER; Murcer grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 6TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lopes
grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (shortstop to
first); Smith walked; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

CUBS 7TH: Gross lined to center; Trillo flied out to center;
CLINES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Clines grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 7TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Garvey singled
to center; Baker popped to first; Ferguson struck out; Russell
forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 8.

CUBS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); LACY REPLACED
LOPES (PLAYING 2B); De Jesus lined to left; Blackwell was called
out on strikes; Putman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
walked; North flied out to left; Smith walked [Lacy to second];
Cey forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

CUBS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); White singled
to right; Biittner flied out to center; Murcer singled to right
[White to second]; Gross struck out; Trillo singled to second
[White to third, Murcer to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN;
Vail singled to right [White scored, Murcer scored, Trillo to
third (error by Smith)]; De Jesus popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 8.