Bobby Murcer's fourth career grand slam followed a two-out error and gave the Cubs all the runs necessary to defeat the Phillies, 4-2. Joe Wallis walked with one out in the third inning and went to second on Rick Reuschel's sacrifice.

After Ivan DeJesus walked, Gene Clines reached first safely when second baseman Davey Johnson booted his grounder, loading the bases. Murcer then hit a 3-1 pitch by Steve Carlton over the right field fence. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 4 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 13 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .296 McBride rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .170 Clines lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .211 Bowa ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Gross ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Schmidt 3b 5 1 4 1 0 1 .383 Murcer rf 4 1 2 4 0 0 .274 Luzinski lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .320 Ontiveros 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .114 Hebner 1b,2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 McCarver c,1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .400 Cox c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .043 Wallis cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .438 Boone c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .281 R. Reuschel p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Carlton p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenal ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .182 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 4 4 2 4 Totals 40 2 13 2 1 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 17,299 Left on Base: Cubs 3, Phillies 12 DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 0 Errors: Johnson, McGraw Doubles: Murcer (3), Schmidt (6), Luzinski (5) Home Runs: Murcer (1), Schmidt (4) Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel 2 (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(3-2) 7.2 12 2 2 1 1 1 36 1.59 Sutter SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 3.00 Totals 9 13 2 2 1 5 1 41 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(1-3) 6 3 4 0 2 2 1 24 2.92 Reed 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.84 McGraw 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.13 Totals 9 4 4 0 2 4 1 34 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski singled to center [Schmidt to third]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros struck out; Trillo grounded out (second to first); Cruz lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox flied out to left; McCarver grounded out (second to pitcher); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 3RD: Cox flied out to center; Wallis walked; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wallis to second]; De Jesus walked; Clines reached on an error by Johnson [Wallis to third, De Jesus to second]; Murcer homered (unearned) [Wallis scored (unearned), De Jesus scored (unearned), Clines scored (unearned)]; Ontiveros flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton singled to center; McBride lined to shortstop; Bowa lined to shortstop; Schmidt doubled to left [Carlton to third]; Luzinski popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. CUBS 4TH: Trillo popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz popped to first; Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner flied out to left; Maddox singled to center; McCarver singled to left [Maddox to second]; Johnson flied out to center [Maddox to third]; Carlton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. CUBS 5TH: Wallis singled to left; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wallis to second]; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa struck out; Schmidt singled to third; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. CUBS 6TH: Murcer doubled to center; Ontiveros lined to second; Trillo struck out; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Hebner singled to center; Maddox popped to shortstop; McCarver singled to right [Hebner to second]; Johnson forced McCarver (third to second) [Hebner to third]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR CARLTON; Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. CUBS 7TH: REED REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); HEBNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MCCARVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BOONE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); Cox grounded out (third to first); Wallis flied out to left; R. Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt homered; Luzinski lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 1. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus popped to first in foul territory; GROSS BATTED FOR CLINES; Gross flied out to left; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hebner flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (third to first); McCarver walked; Boone singled to left [McCarver to second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR REED; Cardenal singled to right [McCarver scored, Boone to third, Cardenal to second]; SUTTER REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); McBride struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2. CUBS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Ontiveros flied out to left; Trillo singled to pitcher; Trillo was picked off first but was safe on an error by McGraw [Trillo to second]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Cox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa was called out on strikes; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski doubled to right; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

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