Unleashing a 16-hit bombardment, the Cubs outslugged the Braves, 13-7. The Cubs' big inning was the second stanza when five runs crossed the plate. After Ivan DeJesus reached first base on a fielder's choice and stole second, Jerry White walked and Bill Buckner singled to score DeJesus. A walk to Mike Vail loaded the bases and the first of three doubles by Dave Kingman produced two tallies. Vail scored on an error by Bob Horner and Kingman scored on a single by Manny Trillo. The Cubs also scored twice in the third on singles by DeJesus, White and Vail.

The Braves hit three consecutive homers in the third inning. Gary Matthews smashed a round-tripper after a walk to Jerry Royster, and Jeff Burroughs and Horner followed with drives over the fence. Horner added another circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 13, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Monday, August    14, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  4    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   7 12  2
Cubs         2  5  2    1  0  1    2  0  x  -  13 16  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .272      De Jesus ss           4   2   1   1     1   0   .267
Bonnell cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .228      White cf              5   3   2   1     1   0   .262
Matthews rf           4   2   3   2     1   1   .287      Buckner 1b            6   1   1   1     0   0   .306
Burroughs lf          5   2   2   1     0   2   .318      Vail rf               4   3   3   2     1   0   .318
Horner 3b             4   2   2   2     1   2   .266        Burris p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .140
Murphy c              4   0   2   2     1   1   .241      Kingman lf            5   1   3   3     0   0   .236
Beall 1b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .239        Gross pr,lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .259
Ruiz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Johnson 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Mahler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .107        Kelleher pr,3b      0   1   0   0     1   0   .283
  Boggs p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Trillo 2b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .259
  Gaston ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Blackwell c           4   0   1   2     1   1   .147
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .348
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .247        McGlothen p         1   0   0   0     1   0   .083
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Murcer ph,rf        0   0   0   1     1   0   .279
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  12   7     6  10             Totals               40  13  16  12     7   2

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 27,130
Left on Base: Braves 9, Cubs 13
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Horner 2
Doubles: Murphy (11), White (2), Kingman 3 (10)
Triples: Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Matthews (12), Burroughs (17), Horner 2 (12)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (25)
Sacrifice Flies: De Jesus (2)
GIDP: Royster (7)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson 2 (4,by Mahler,by Leon)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(4-6)           1.2   5   6   5   2   0   0  13   4.47
Boggs                   1.1   5   3   2   0   1   0  10   6.67
Leon                    2     1   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.00
Skok                    1.1   4   3   3   1   0   0   9   4.50
Campbell                0.2   0   0   0   3   1   0   5   4.97
Camp                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.23
Totals                  8    16  13  11   7   2   0  50

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 3.1   5   4   4   3   2   3  18   5.10
McGlothen W(4-1)        3.2   6   3   3   0   6   1  16   3.80
Burris                  2     1   0   0   3   2   0   9   5.02
Totals                  9    12   7   7   6  10   4  43

Hit by Pitch: Mahler (5), Leon (1)
Wild Pitches: Mahler (7), Skok 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Bonnell
grounded out (third to first); Matthews singled to center;
Burroughs grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; White doubled to left;
Buckner flied out to left; Vail singled to left [White scored];
Kingman doubled to left [Vail scored]; Johnson was hit by a
pitch; Trillo forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner struck out; Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Beall singled to shortstop; Ruiz forced Beall (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Blackwell lined to center; Roberts singled to right;
De Jesus forced Roberts (third to second); De Jesus stole
second; White walked; Buckner singled to second [De Jesus
scored, White to second]; Mahler threw a wild pitch [White to
third, Buckner to second]; Vail walked; BOGGS REPLACED MAHLER
(PITCHING); Kingman doubled to left [White scored, Buckner
scored, Vail to third]; Johnson reached on an error by Horner
[Vail scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kingman to third, Johnson to
first]; Trillo singled to center [Kingman scored (unearned),
Johnson to second]; Blackwell struck out; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 3RD: Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
walked; Bonnell flied out to center; Matthews homered [Royster
scored]; Burroughs homered; Horner homered; Murphy struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 3RD: Roberts lined to second; De Jesus singled to third [De
Jesus to second (error by Horner)]; White singled to left [De
Jesus scored]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted) [White to
second]; Vail singled to center [White scored]; Kingman popped
to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 9.

BRAVES 4TH: Beall walked; Ruiz popped to third; GASTON BATTED
FOR BOGGS; Gaston walked [Beall to second]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED
ROBERTS (PITCHING); Royster grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 9.

CUBS 4TH: LEON REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Johnson was hit by a
pitch; Trillo singled to right [Johnson to second]; On a bunt
Blackwell forced Johnson (pitcher to third) [Trillo to second];
McGlothen walked [Trillo to third, Blackwell to second]; De
Jesus hit a sacrifice fly to right [Trillo scored, Blackwell to
third]; White grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 10.

BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell struck out; Matthews singled to left;
Burroughs singled to third [Matthews to second]; Horner struck
out; Murphy doubled to left [Matthews scored, Burroughs scored];
Beall flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs
10.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Vail lined to
second; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Cubs 10.

BRAVES 6TH: Ruiz popped to center; OFFICE BATTED FOR LEON;
Office struck out; Royster singled to left; Bonnell struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 10.

CUBS 6TH: SKOK REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Johnson tripled to
right; KELLEHER RAN FOR JOHNSON; Trillo popped to shortstop;
Blackwell singled to left [Kelleher scored]; On a bunt McGlothen
forced Blackwell (catcher to shortstop); Skok threw a wild pitch
[McGlothen to second]; Skok threw a wild pitch [McGlothen to
third]; De Jesus walked; White lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 11.

BRAVES 7TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Matthews
struck out; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner homered;
Murphy singled to center; Beall grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 11.

CUBS 7TH: On a bunt Buckner made an out to first; Vail singled
to third; Kingman doubled to left [Vail to third]; GROSS RAN FOR
KINGMAN; CAMPBELL REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Kelleher walked;
Trillo struck out; Blackwell walked [Vail scored, Gross to
third, Kelleher to second]; MURCER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Murcer
walked [Gross scored, Kelleher to third, Blackwell to second];
De Jesus popped to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs
13.

BRAVES 8TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROSS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); BURRIS REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Ruiz singled
to left; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Nolan forced Ruiz (first to
shortstop); Royster lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Nolan out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 13.

CUBS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); White grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Buckner grounded out (second to first);
Burris singled to left; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 13.

BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
walked; Burroughs struck out; Horner walked [Matthews to
second]; Murphy walked [Matthews to third, Horner to second];
Beall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 13.