Hector Cruz hit two homers to keep the Cubs in the game and Larry Biittner then delivered a pinch-single in the 10th inning to drive in the run that beat the Braves, 4-3. With one out in the overtime stanza, Bill Buckner singled and went to second on an infield out by Steve Ontiveros. After an intentional pass to Manny Trillo, Mick Kelleher came in to run for Buckner and scored on Biittner's hit. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Friday, April 28, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 11 3 Braves 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .303 Royster 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .317 Clines lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Office cf 2 2 2 0 1 0 .256 Gross ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Gaston ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .094 Murcer rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .273 Asselstine rf,cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .333 Kingman 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .193 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .383 Buckner ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .423 Nolan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .172 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonnell 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .217 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .104 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .257 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Biittner ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Rockett ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .094 Rader ph,c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Easterly p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Burris p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Chaney 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .357 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .412 Totals 40 4 11 3 4 4 Totals 35 3 8 2 4 8 Time of Game: 3:16 Attendance: 10,045 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Braves 7 DP: Cubs 0, Braves 1 Errors: De Jesus 2, Kingman Doubles: Kingman (2), Murcer (4) Home Runs: Cruz 2 (2) Stolen Bases: Bonnell (1), Royster (10) Caught Stealing: Asselstine (1), Royster (2) Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (1) GIDP: Cox (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 6.1 7 3 2 3 2 0 28 1.69 Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.93 Sutter W(1-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 2.53 Moore SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6.10 Totals 10 8 3 2 4 8 0 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Easterly 6 6 1 1 1 3 1 24 2.25 Camp 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 5.40 Mahler 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.00 Solomon 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.29 Campbell L(0-1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 4.32 Totals 10 11 4 4 4 4 2 44 Wild Pitches: Easterly (2), Solomon (4) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; Easterly threw a wild pitch [De Jesus to second]; Clines popped to third; Murcer flied out to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office walked; Asselstine singled to right [Office to third]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to center [Office scored]; Asselstine was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros walked; Trillo singled to left [Ontiveros to second]; Cruz popped to shortstop; Cox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy struck out; Bonnell walked; Rockett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 3RD: Burris struck out; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Easterly popped to third; Royster singled to shortstop; Office singled to right [Royster to third]; Asselstine reached on an error by De Jesus [Royster scored (RBI), Office scored (error by De Jesus) (error by Kingman) (unearned), Asselstine to third]; Asselstine was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); Burroughs walked; Nolan flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3. CUBS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Kingman doubled to left; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first) [Kingman to third]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy popped to first in foul territory; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3. CUBS 5TH: Cruz homered; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt De Jesus singled to third; Clines grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Easterly lined to center; Royster grounded out (second to first); Office singled to shortstop; Asselstine singled to center [Office to second]; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3. CUBS 6TH: Murcer doubled to center; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted) [Murcer stayed at second]; Trillo lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Nolan lined to first; Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell singled to center; Bonnell stole second; Rockett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3. CUBS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED BONNELL (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED EASTERLY (PLAYING 3B); Cruz homered; RADER BATTED FOR COX; Rader walked; On a bunt Burris forced Rader (pitcher to shortstop); De Jesus forced Burris (third to second); GROSS BATTED FOR CLINES; MAHLER REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Gross singled to center [De Jesus to second]; Murcer walked [De Jesus to third, Gross to second]; SOLOMON REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); BUCKNER BATTED FOR KINGMAN; Solomon threw a wild pitch [De Jesus scored, Gross to third, Murcer to second]; Buckner lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BUCKNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Chaney flied out to right; Royster singled to center; HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR OFFICE; Royster stole second; Gaston struck out; Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. CUBS 8TH: GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ASSELSTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to third; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs singled to center; On a bunt Nolan forced Burroughs (pitcher to shortstop); SUTTER REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); WALLIS REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING CF); Murphy struck out; BEALL BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Beall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. CUBS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Wallis flied out to left; De Jesus popped to right; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: Rockett struck out (catcher to first); Chaney struck out; Royster walked; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. CUBS 10TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to right; KELLEHER RAN FOR BUCKNER; Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kelleher to second]; Trillo was walked intentionally; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SUTTER; Biittner singled to right [Kelleher scored, Trillo to third]; Rader flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 10TH: MOORE REPLACED KELLEHER (PITCHING); BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gaston grounded out (third to first); Asselstine struck out; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 3.

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