Helping himself by driving in three runs, Rick Reuschel pitched seven innings in the Cubs' 5-2 victory and gained his eighth straight decision over the Reds, including one in 1976, three in '77 and four this year. Reuschel knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning and added another RBI with a sacrifice in the fourth when the Cubs racked up two more tallies. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Friday, August    25, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  2  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 13  0
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .263      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .307
Scott 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .244
  Clines lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Buckner 1b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Foster lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .287
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Kingman lf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .238      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   2   .254
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Trillo 2b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .261      Lum cf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
De Jesus ss           3   1   2   0     0   1   .269      LaCoss p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Blackwell c           3   0   2   1     1   0   .258        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
R. Reuschel p         2   0   1   3     0   1   .125        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Kelleher 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .193
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .051
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .229

Totals               35   5  13   5     2   6             Totals               32   2   5   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 39,070
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 7
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 2
Doubles: Buckner (18), De Jesus 2 (20), Lum (7)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (10)
Sacrifice Flies: R. Reuschel (1)
GIDP: Gross (6), Murcer (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(13-11)    7     4   1   1   2   5   0  27   2.98
Sutter                  2     1   1   1   2   2   0   9   2.59
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   7   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(3-4)           5     9   4   4   2   2   0  23   4.15
Borbon                  2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8   4.45
Hume                    2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.77
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   6   0  39

Umpires: HP - Les Treitel, 1B - Mick Sharkey, 2B - Cliff Schaller, 3B - Jerry Fick


CUBS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike
by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Les Treitel, Mick
Sharkey, Cliff Schaller and Jerry Fick; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); Buckner
doubled to right; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan singled to center;
Griffey struck out; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman walked; Trillo singled to center [Kingman to
second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Blackwell singled
to pitcher [Kingman to third, Trillo to second]; R. Reuschel
singled to right [Kingman scored, Trillo scored, Blackwell to
third]; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[R. Reuschel out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench struck
out; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner lined
to right; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Lum grounded out (second to first); LaCoss grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman singled to center; Trillo singled to left
[Kingman to second]; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Kingman to third, Trillo to second]; Blackwell was
walked intentionally; R. Reuschel hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Kingman scored, Trillo to third]; Gross singled to right
[Trillo scored, Blackwell to second]; Scott singled to center
[Blackwell out at home (center to catcher), Gross to second]; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Foster walked; Driessen walked
[Foster to second]; Bench singled to center [Foster scored,
Driessen to second]; Concepcion forced Bench (first to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 1.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to center; Murcer grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Buckner out at
second]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Lum flied out to center; COLLINS BATTED FOR LACOSS;
Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 1.

CUBS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Trillo struck out;
De Jesus doubled to right; Blackwell singled to right [De Jesus
scored]; R. Reuschel struck out; Gross forced Blackwell
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Griffey flied out to
center; Foster singled to left; Driessen popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 1.

CUBS 7TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; Lum
doubled to left; HENDERSON BATTED FOR BORBON; Henderson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 1.

CUBS 8TH: HUME REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Kingman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Trillo flied out to right; De Jesus
doubled to center; Blackwell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED
R. REUSCHEL (PLAYING 3B); CLINES REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING LF);
Rose struck out; Morgan walked; Griffey singled to right [Morgan
to third]; Foster forced Griffey (third to second) [Morgan
scored]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 2.

CUBS 9TH: Kelleher struck out; Gross singled to shortstop;
Clines forced Gross (shortstop to second); Buckner flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Lum walked; GERONIMO BATTED FOR HUME; Geronimo
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 2.