A four-hitter by Rick Reuschel carried the Cubs to a 2-0 whitewashing of the Reds. Dave Kingman hit a solo homer in the second inning and the Cubs' second run came in the fourth on singles by Davey Johnson and Manny Trillo followed by a throwing error by Tom Seaver on an infield grounder by Tim Blackwell. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Cubs         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .310      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .266
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .286      White cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .241
Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Johnson 3b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .218
Lum cf                3   0   0   0     0   1   .277        Kelleher 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .137      Trillo 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .261
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Blackwell c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .209
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     1   0   .113

Totals               32   0   4   0     0   7             Totals               30   2   6   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 36,814
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cubs 7
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Rose, Seaver, Trillo
Doubles: Rose (39)
Home Runs: Kingman (20)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (5)
GIDP: De Jesus (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(11-12)         7     6   2   1   3   3   1  30   2.99
Hume                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.98
Totals                  8     6   2   1   3   4   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(12-10)    9     4   0   0   0   7   0  32   2.83
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   7   0  32

Balks: R. Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); White popped
to shortstop; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
reached on an error by Trillo [Driessen to first]; R. Reuschel
balked [Driessen to second]; Bench popped to third in foul
territory; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to right; Kingman homered; Johnson
reached on an error by Rose [Johnson to first]; Trillo popped to
shortstop; Blackwell walked [Johnson to second]; R. Reuschel
walked [Johnson to third, Blackwell to second]; De Jesus struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 3RD: Lum flied out to center; Seaver grounded out (second
to first); Rose singled to right; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: White flied out to right; Buckner flied out to left;
Murcer singled to shortstop; Kingman popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Trillo singled to left
[Johnson to second]; Blackwell reached on an error by Seaver
[Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Trillo to second, Blackwell
to first]; R. Reuschel flied out to right; De Jesus grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blackwell out
at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
singled to right; Lum popped to second; Seaver popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner was
called out on strikes; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey struck out; Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
struck out; Trillo walked; Trillo was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 3B); Foster flied
out to center; Driessen singled to center; Bench struck out;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Blackwell singled to left; On a bunt R. Reuschel
forced Blackwell (third to shortstop); De Jesus singled to left
[R. Reuschel to second]; White flied out to right [R. Reuschel
to third]; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 8TH: Lum struck out; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Rose doubled to left; Griffey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: HUME REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 2.

REDS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Morgan flied out
to left; Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.