Continuing their season-long mastery, the Cubs defeated the Cardinals for the 12th straight time, posting a 3-2 victory. The Cards took a 2-1 lead before a muscle spasm forced Ken Holtzman's departure after the lefthander had pitched five innings.

The Cubs tied the score with an unearned run in their half of the fifth and pushed across the deciding marker in the seventh on a walk to Rodney Scott, a passed ball and a single by Bill Buckner. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 3, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Cubs         0  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   3  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   3   0     0   0   .275      De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .278
Mumphrey lf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Scott 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .294
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Buckner 1b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .321
Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Murcer cf,rf          2   0   0   1     2   0   .276
Hendrick cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .259      Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .327
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Morales rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Biittner lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .260
  Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .236      Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .207
Tyson 2b              2   0   2   0     1   0   .246      Holtzman p            2   1   1   0     0   1   .333
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .192        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .088        Clines ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .268
  Brock lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .202        Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               32   2   9   2     1   3             Totals               29   3   8   2     6   8

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 21,596
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Tyson 2, Rader
Doubles: Templeton (19), Hendrick (19), Holtzman (1), Biittner (11)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (18), Hendrick (2), De Jesus (23)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich (5), Trillo (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (7)
GIDP: Simmons (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(8-9)        7     8   3   2   6   6   0  33   2.53
Littell                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.20
Totals                  8     8   3   2   6   8   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                5     6   2   2   1   2   0  21   5.37
McGlothen               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.19
Moore W(6-4)            3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.89
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Simmons (5)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to center; Mumphrey lined to
right; Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons singled to center
[Templeton scored]; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Scott was called
out on strikes; Buckner struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Reitz popped to first
in foul territory; Tyson walked; Vuckovich grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Vail lined to left; Biittner walked
[Murcer to second]; Trillo struck out; Rader singled to left
[Murcer out at home (left to catcher), Biittner to second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole
second; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Hernandez flied
out to center [Templeton to third]; Simmons flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman doubled to left; On a bunt De Jesus singled
to pitcher [Holtzman to third]; De Jesus stole second; Scott
grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner was walked
intentionally; Murcer walked [Holtzman scored, De Jesus to
third, Buckner to second]; Vail lined to third; Biittner struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick singled to left; Morales flied out to
center; Hendrick stole second [Hendrick to third (error by
Rader)]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hendrick scored];
Tyson singled to center; Vuckovich popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to pitcher; Rader forced Trillo
(shortstop to second) [Rader to second (error by Tyson)]; Rader
was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Holtzman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to shortstop; Mumphrey forced
Templeton (shortstop to second); Mumphrey was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Hernandez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to center; Scott grounded out (second
to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner reached on an error by
Tyson [De Jesus scored (unearned) (no RBI), Buckner to first];
Murcer lined to right; Vail flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Simmons
flied out to center; Hendrick doubled to left; Morales grounded
out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Biittner doubled to right; Trillo out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Biittner to third]; Rader grounded out
(first unassisted); CLINES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Clines walked;
De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Tyson singled
to shortstop; Vuckovich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Tyson to second]; Templeton grounded out (first
unassisted) [Tyson to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Scott walked; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Scott to
second]; Buckner singled to center [Scott scored, Buckner out at
second (center to catcher to second)]; Murcer popped to second;
Vail singled to left; WHITE RAN FOR VAIL; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WHITE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); BROCK REPLACED
VUCKOVICH (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Trillo was called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (first to
pitcher); Moore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR MORALES; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Reitz lined to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR
TYSON; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Cubs 3.
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