With manager Herman Franks pulling the right strings, the Cubs rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Cardinals, 5-3. Cards' rookie catcher Terry Kennedy, son of the Cubs' vice-president, batted in a run with a single in the seventh to give the Redbirds a 3-2 lead.

Dave Rader opened the ninth by drawing a walk. Mike Sember ran for Rader. Pinch-hitter Scot Thompson singled and Ivan DeJesus was safe on a bunt to load the bases. Mike Vail came up as a pinch-hitter and popped out, but Bill Buckner singled to center, driving in the Cubs' tying and leading runs. Davey Johnson then made an appearance as another pinch-hitter and singled to account for the final marker. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   3  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .276      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Gross cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Mumphrey cf,rf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Iorg rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .327        Hendrick cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Buckner 1b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .321      Simmons lf,c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Hernandez 1b          3   2   1   0     1   1   .255
  Scott pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .245
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Kennedy c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .227
  White pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Scott pr,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Murcer rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .281      Phillips 2b           2   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Blackwell c           0   1   0   0     3   0   .224      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
  Biittner ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Kelleher 3b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .260        Lopez p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Rader c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .197        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Sember pr,3b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .500        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .117
  Thompson ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .455
  Cox c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .288

Totals               35   5  10   4     6   3             Totals               31   3   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 15,062
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 5
DP: Cubs 3, Cardinals 2
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Buckner (26), Murcer (22), Iorg (4), Phillips (8)
Triples: Templeton (11), Iorg (1)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (2)
GIDP: Burris (1), Forsch (3), Kennedy (2), Iorg (2)
Hit by Pitch: Phillips (2,by Burris)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(7-12)          8     8   3   3   2   3   0  32   4.55
Roberts SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.22
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  5     6   2   1   3   1   0  23   3.70
Lopez L(4-2)            3     2   3   3   3   1   0  14   4.31
Schultz                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.73
Littell                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.86
Totals                  9    10   5   4   6   3   0  41

Passed Balls: Kennedy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Burris (9)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (8)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded
out (second to first); Buckner doubled to center; Forsch threw a
wild pitch [Buckner to third]; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey flied out to
center; Iorg lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer doubled to left; Trillo singled to right
[Murcer to third]; Blackwell walked [Trillo to second]; Kelleher
singled to right [Murcer scored, Trillo to third, Blackwell to
second]; Burris grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Blackwell to third, Kelleher to second, Trillo out at
home]; Kennedy allowed a passed ball [Blackwell scored
(unearned), Kelleher to third]; De Jesus lined to pitcher; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
struck out; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Buckner flied out to center;
Kingman popped to shortstop; Murcer lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kennedy struck out; Phillips was hit by a pitch;
Forsch grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Phillips out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo flied out to center; Blackwell walked; Kelleher
singled to right [Blackwell to second]; Burris struck out; De
Jesus walked [Blackwell to third, Kelleher to second]; Gross
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton lined to left; Mumphrey flied out to
left; Iorg doubled to center; Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner lined to pitcher; Kingman grounded out (third
to first); Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez walked; Reitz walked [Hernandez to
second]; Kennedy grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hernandez to third, Reitz out at second];
Phillips doubled to center [Hernandez scored]; GARRETT BATTED
FOR FORSCH; Garrett popped to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: LOPEZ REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Trillo flied out to
right; Blackwell walked; On a bunt Kelleher grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Blackwell to second]; Burris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton tripled to center; Mumphrey singled to
center [Templeton scored]; Iorg grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; Simmons
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross popped
to shortstop; Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez singled to left; Reitz out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hernandez to second]; Kennedy
singled to center [Hernandez scored]; SCOTT RAN FOR KENNEDY;
Phillips flied out to center; Lopez singled to right [Scott to
second]; Templeton grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Kingman walked; SCOTT RAN FOR KINGMAN;
Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Scott was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Hernandez [Scott to second];
Trillo struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Biittner flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RADER REPLACED
KELLEHER (PLAYING C ); BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg tripled to
right; Simmons reached on a fielder's choice [Iorg out at home
(third to catcher)]; Hernandez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 9TH: HENDRICK REPLACED IORG (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rader walked; SEMBER RAN FOR RADER;
THOMPSON BATTED FOR BURRIS; Thompson singled to center [Sember
to second]; On a bunt De Jesus singled to pitcher [Sember to
third, Thompson to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING);
VAIL BATTED FOR GROSS; Vail popped to first in foul territory;
Buckner singled to center [Sember scored, Thompson scored, De
Jesus to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SCOTT; LITTELL REPLACED
SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Johnson singled to third [De Jesus scored,
Buckner to second]; WHITE RAN FOR JOHNSON; Murcer struck out
while Buckner was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: SEMBER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WHITE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); COX REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING C );
ROBERTS REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Reitz flied out to left; Scott
struck out; MORALES BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Morales grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.