Coming back from a 7-0 deficit, the Cubs outslugged the Braves, 12-8, in a wild slugfest. The Braves, led by Bob Horner's 13th homer of the season, scored seven runs in the second inning, but the Cubs rallied for five runs in the bottom of the frame and went in front in the fourth inning on a throwing error by pitcher Rick Camp and RBI singles by Ivan DeJesus and Bill Buckner. Bobby Murcer and Dave Kingman hit successive homers in the sixth stanza and Mick Kelleher scored in the same inning on a steal of home. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 8
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  7  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   8 12  3
Cubs         0  5  0    3  1  3    0  0  x  -  12 14  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .272      De Jesus ss           5   2   2   2     0   0   .269
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      White cf              3   1   0   0     2   2   .253
Office cf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .246      Buckner 1b            5   0   2   3     0   0   .307
Matthews rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .289      Vail rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Burroughs lf          5   0   2   1     0   1   .319        Murcer ph,rf        2   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Horner 3b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .264      Kingman lf            4   2   3   1     0   0   .243
Nolan c               4   1   2   0     1   0   .234        Gross lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Murphy 1b             5   2   1   0     0   1   .241      Johnson 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .212
Ruiz 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .300        Kelleher pr,3b      0   1   0   0     1   0   .283
McWilliams p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Trillo 2b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .260
  Camp p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Scott 2b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .291
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Blackwell c           4   2   1   0     0   0   .158
  Beall ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .237      Lamp p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Moore p             2   2   2   1     1   0   .333
  Chaney ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               41   8  12   6     2   6             Totals               36  12  14  10     6   3

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 18,497
Left on Base: Braves 8, Cubs 7
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Burroughs, Nolan, Camp, White, Buckner, Johnson, Trillo
Doubles: Matthews (14), Murphy (12), Moore (1), Buckner (16), Scott (4)
Home Runs: Horner (13), Murcer (7), Kingman (19)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (26), Kelleher 2 (3), Scott (14)
Caught Stealing: Scott (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Moore (1)
GIDP: Ruiz (1), Johnson (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams              1.2   5   5   5   2   0   0  12   3.29
Camp L(2-3)             2.1   6   4   2   0   0   0  13   3.41
Easterly                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.22
Garber                  2     3   3   2   2   2   2  11   1.92
Skok                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.40
Totals                  8    14  12   9   6   3   2  43

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    1.2   7   7   1   0   2   1  13   3.28
Moore W(8-5)            6     3   1   1   1   3   0  23   3.60
Sutter                  1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.91
Totals                  9    12   8   2   2   6   1  43

Passed Balls: Nolan (3)
Wild Pitches: McWilliams (1), Moore (7)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first);
White walked; Buckner popped to first in foul territory; Vail
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Horner homered; Nolan singled
to left; Murphy reached on an error by Johnson [Nolan to second,
Murphy to first]; Ruiz singled to center [Nolan scored (error by
Trillo) (unearned) (no RBI), Murphy to second]; McWilliams
struck out; Royster singled to second [Murphy to third, Ruiz to
second]; Office singled to right [Murphy scored (unearned), Ruiz
scored (unearned), Royster to third, Office to second (on
throw)]; Matthews singled to third [Royster scored (unearned),
Office to third]; Burroughs singled to center [Office scored
(unearned), Matthews scored (error by White) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; MOORE REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Horner grounded out
(third to first); 7 R (1 ER), 7 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled to left [Kingman to second (error by
Burroughs)]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Trillo
singled to left [Kingman scored]; Blackwell forced Trillo
(shortstop to second); Moore doubled to center [Blackwell
scored]; McWilliams threw a wild pitch [Moore to third]; De
Jesus singled to left [Moore scored]; White walked [De Jesus to
second]; Buckner doubled to center [De Jesus scored, White
scored]; CAMP REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Vail popped to
second; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Nolan walked; Murphy flied out to right; Ruiz
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman singled to left; Johnson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; Trillo
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
7, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 4TH: SCOTT REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Camp struck out;
Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Blackwell singled to center; Moore reached on an error
by Camp on a sacrifice bunt [Blackwell scored (no RBI), Moore to
third]; De Jesus singled to center [Moore scored (unearned)];
White popped to third; De Jesus stole second; Nolan allowed a
passed ball [De Jesus to third]; Buckner singled to left [De
Jesus scored (unearned)]; Vail popped to shortstop; Kingman
forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews doubled to center; Burroughs popped to
catcher in foul territory; Horner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: Johnson singled to left; Scott doubled to left
[Johnson scored]; EASTERLY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Blackwell
grounded out (third to first); Scott was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Moore walked; De Jesus forced Moore
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy doubled to center; On a bunt Ruiz singled to
second [Murphy to third]; BEALL BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Beall
grounded out (first to second to first) [Murphy scored, Ruiz to
second]; Royster struck out; Office grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 9.

CUBS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); White struck out;
Buckner popped to center; MURCER BATTED FOR VAIL; Murcer
homered; Kingman homered; Johnson walked; KELLEHER RAN FOR
JOHNSON; Kelleher stole second [Kelleher to third (error by
Nolan)]; Scott walked; Kelleher stole home and Scott stole
second; Blackwell lined to left; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 8, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 7TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MURCER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROSS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF);
Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs reached on an error by
Buckner [Burroughs to first]; Horner flied out to center; Nolan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
8, Cubs 12.

CUBS 7TH: Moore singled to right; De Jesus popped to second;
White struck out; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 8, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy flied out to center; Ruiz grounded out
(shortstop to first); CHANEY BATTED FOR GARBER; Chaney struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); Royster walked [Chaney to second]; Office lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 12.

CUBS 8TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SKOK REPLACED
ROYSTER (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gross was called out on strikes; Kelleher walked; Scott forced
Kelleher (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8,
Cubs 12.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
singled to center; Horner popped to first in foul territory;
Nolan singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Murphy struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 12.