The Cardinals ended a string of 12 straight losses to the Cubs this season by posting a 6-2 victory with a five-run outburst in the 12th inning. Dave Kingman hit a homer for the Cubs in the seventh to tie the game at 1-1.

George Hendrick doubled with one out in the Cards' 12th. After an intentional pass to Ted Simmons and another walk to Keith Hernandez, Ken Reitz singled to drive in Hendrick. Simmons followed across the plate on a wild pitch by Bruce Sutter. After Tony Scott struck out, Mike Phillips sewed up the game with a three-run homer, his first of the season. The Cubs' rally in the home half fell short with one run scoring. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   6 12  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     1   3   .273      Gross cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Iorg rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .218        White pr,cf         2   0   1   1     0   1   .248
  Mumphrey rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Scott 3b              4   0   0   0     2   0   .278
Hendrick cf           6   1   2   0     0   3   .278      Buckner 1b            6   0   2   0     0   2   .314
Simmons lf,c          4   1   1   0     2   0   .289      Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .292
Hernandez 1b          4   2   0   0     2   1   .251      Kingman lf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .250
Reitz 3b              6   1   3   1     0   1   .249      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .262
Kennedy c             3   0   2   1     1   0   .286      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Scott lf            2   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     1   1   .230
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .237        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Phillips ph,2b      3   1   1   3     0   0   .264        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Dressler p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Bruno p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Krukow p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
  Garrett ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .240        Cox c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Lentine pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vail ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .309
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   6  12   5     7  15             Totals               43   2   9   2     5   9

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance:  5,097
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Cubs 10
DP: Cardinals 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Iorg (3), Hendrick (30), White (4)
Home Runs: Phillips (1), Kingman (26)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (30), Lentine (1), De Jesus (35)
Sacrifice Hits: Dressler (1)
GIDP: Tyson (12), Buckner (13)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler                5     3   0   0   2   2   0  18   0.00
Bruno                   2.2   2   1   1   1   1   1  11   1.37
Schultz                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.79
Lopez                   2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   3.98
Littell W(3-8)          2     3   1   1   0   3   0   9   2.94
Totals                 12     9   2   2   5   9   1  48

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  9     7   1   1   5  11   0  38   3.88
Sutter L(8-8)           2.2   5   5   5   2   4   1  15   3.27
Holtzman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.82
Totals                 12    12   6   6   7  15   1  54

Wild Pitches: Sutter (8)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to left; Iorg grounded out
(second to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Buckner singled to second; Murcer forced Buckner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hernandez walked; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez to second];
Kennedy singled to left [Hernandez scored, Reitz to second];
Tyson singled to right [Reitz to third, Kennedy to second];
Dressler struck out; Templeton struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
struck out; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Iorg doubled to center; Hendrick struck out;
Simmons walked; Hernandez was called out on strikes; Reitz flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell struck out; Krukow flied out to right; Gross
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kennedy singled to right; Tyson flied out to
center; Dressler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Kennedy to second]; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner singled
to right; Murcer singled to right [Buckner to third, Murcer out
at second (right to first to second)]; Kingman grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg was called out on strikes; Hendrick struck
out; Simmons singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo walked; De Jesus lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Trillo out at first]; Blackwell walked;
Krukow popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz struck out; Kennedy walked; Tyson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kennedy out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: BRUNO REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Gross singled to
center; On a bunt Scott forced Gross (third to shortstop);
Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Bruno was called out on strikes; Templeton
singled to right; Iorg flied out to left; Templeton stole
second; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); Murcer grounded
out (first unassisted); Kingman homered; Trillo lined to left;
De Jesus flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); Krukow
struck out; Gross reached on an error by Tyson [Gross to first];
WHITE RAN FOR GROSS; Scott walked [White to second]; SCHULTZ
REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Kennedy flied
out to right; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips grounded out
(second to first); GARRETT BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Garrett walked;
LENTINE RAN FOR GARRETT; Lentine stole second; Templeton walked;
Mumphrey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED LENTINE (PITCHING); PHILLIPS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Murcer walked; Kingman singled
to left [Murcer to second]; Trillo was called out on strikes; De
Jesus popped to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Biittner
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: COX REPLACED KRUKOW (PLAYING C ); SUTTER
REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Hendrick singled to center;
Simmons popped to first in foul territory; Hernandez forced
Hendrick (first to shortstop); Reitz singled to third [Hernandez
to second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 10TH: Cox popped to second; White struck out; Scott walked;
Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 11TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); BROCK
BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Brock struck out; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 11TH: LITTELL REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Murcer struck out;
Kingman popped to shortstop in foul territory; Trillo grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs
1.

CARDINALS 12TH: Mumphrey lined to center; Hendrick doubled to
center; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez walked
[Hendrick to third, Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to left
[Hendrick scored, Simmons to third, Hernandez to second]; Scott
struck out; Sutter threw a wild pitch [Simmons scored, Hernandez
to third, Reitz to second]; Phillips homered [Hernandez scored,
Reitz scored]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Littell
lined to shortstop; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 12TH: De Jesus singled to center; THOMPSON BATTED FOR
HOLTZMAN; De Jesus stole second; Thompson struck out; VAIL
BATTED FOR COX; Vail singled to right [De Jesus to third]; White
doubled to right [De Jesus scored, Vail to third]; Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 2.