Held scoreless on three hits in the first seven innings, the Cardinals erupted for five runs in the eighth and defeated the Cubs, 5-1. A safe bunt by Scot Thompson, single by Manny Trillo and sacrifice fly by Dave Rader produced the Cubs' run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   5  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .280
Gross rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .270      Mumphrey lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Hendrick cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Biittner lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Simmons c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .285
Thompson cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .254
Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .260      Iorg rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Rader c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .195        Morales ph,rf       1   0   1   1     0   0   .239
Kelleher 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
R. Reuschel p         2   0   1   0     1   0   .141        Tyson pr,2b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .234
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Oberkfell 2b,3b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .116
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .157
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Garrett ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Ramsey pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   4             Totals               29   5   9   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 16,790
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 5
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Kelleher (1), Hendrick (31), Morales (19)
Stolen Bases: R. Reuschel (1)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Hendrick (1), Oberkfell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (5), Hernandez (6)
GIDP: Buckner 2 (16)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(14-14)    7.1   7   4   4   1   2   0  29   3.41
McGlothen               0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.47
Roberts                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.21
Moore                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.20
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   2   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(13-11)          8     5   1   1   2   4   0  30   3.03
Bruno                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.69
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Denny (8)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Gross popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to third; Templeton was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mumphrey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Iorg singled to left; Reitz
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelleher
doubled to left; R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); De
Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Denny
was called out on strikes; Templeton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Gross singled to right; Buckner grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second];
Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey lined to center; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: On a bunt Thompson singled to third; Trillo singled to
right [Thompson to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Thompson scored]; Kelleher grounded out (third to first)
[Trillo to second]; R. Reuschel walked; De Jesus grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg
grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Gross walked; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Gross to second]; Biittner flied out to right; Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Denny
was called out on strikes; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo popped to second; Rader grounded out (second to
first); Kelleher lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey singled to center; Hendrick out on a
sacrifice bunt (second unassisted) [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons
walked; Hernandez forced Simmons (shortstop to second) [Mumphrey
to third]; Iorg popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: R. Reuschel singled to center; R. Reuschel stole
second; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross struck out but
R. Reuschel advanced to third and Gross advanced to first on a
wild pitch; Buckner grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz singled to third; TYSON RAN FOR REITZ;
Oberkfell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tyson to
second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR DENNY; Garrett singled to shortstop
[Tyson to third]; RAMSEY RAN FOR GARRETT; Templeton singled to
left [Tyson scored, Ramsey to second]; Mumphrey singled to
center [Ramsey scored, Templeton to second]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED
R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Hendrick doubled to left [Templeton
scored, Mumphrey to third]; ROBERTS REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Mumphrey scored, Hendrick to third];
MORALES BATTED FOR IORG; Morales doubled to left [Hendrick
scored, Simmons to third]; MOORE REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING);
Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TYSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
BRUNO REPLACED RAMSEY (PITCHING); Biittner grounded out (second
to first); Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; Trillo
singled to shortstop; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.