One of the N.L.'s best hitting pitchers, Donnie Moore came through with a single, driving in the last two of the Cubs' six runs in a third-inning rally that beat the Dodgers, 9-7. Joe Wallis homered for the Cubs in the second, but the Dodgers knocked out Ray Burris in their half while scoring five runs to take a 6-2 lead. In the third, the Cubs sent 10 men to bat and collected six hits, in addition to profiting from an error by Steve Garvey on what should have been the third out.

Moore, who batted .300 last season, broke the 6-6 tie with his single. Garvey accounted for three of the Dodgers' runs with a homer and double. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 13 2 Dodgers 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 10 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .262 Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0 0 3 .299 Gross lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .321 Russell ss 5 2 1 0 0 0 .256 Buckner 1b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .348 Smith rf 3 1 2 1 2 1 .327 Murcer rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .294 Cey 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .287 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 2 0 2 .258 Garvey 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .272 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .146 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .356 Wallis cf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .364 Lacy lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Cox c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .205 Yeager c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .224 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castillo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Moore p 2 0 1 2 0 0 .667 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Rader c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Davalillo ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Mota ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Totals 38 9 13 8 3 6 Totals 39 7 10 7 6 7 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 52,562 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 11 DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 1 Errors: Gross, Ontiveros, Garvey Doubles: Cox (1), Russell (6), Garvey (5), Cey (4), Yeager (3) Triples: Murcer (3) Home Runs: Wallis (1), Garvey (4) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (4) Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (2) GIDP: Cox (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 1.2 6 6 6 3 0 1 14 3.46 Moore W(2-0) 5 3 1 1 3 2 0 21 4.76 Hernandez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.45 Sutter SV(4) 2.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 1.96 Totals 9 10 7 7 6 7 1 45 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(2-4) 2.2 7 7 4 0 2 1 16 6.39 Castillo 2.1 4 2 2 2 1 0 12 3.77 Hough 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.32 Forster 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.88 Totals 9 13 9 5* 3 6 1 42 Balks: Castillo (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross grounded out (second to first); Buckner singled to right; Murcer tripled to right [Buckner scored]; Trillo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to center; Russell doubled to center; Smith walked; Cey forced Smith (shortstop to second) [Russell to third]; Garvey doubled to left [Russell scored, Cey to third]; Monday was walked intentionally; Lacy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 1. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Wallis homered; Cox flied out to left; Burris lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Yeager grounded out (second to first); Sutton walked; Lopes singled to left [Sutton to second]; Russell forced Lopes (second to shortstop) [Sutton to third]; Smith singled to left [Sutton scored, Russell to third, Smith to second (on throw)]; Cey doubled to left [Russell scored, Smith scored]; Garvey homered [Cey scored]; MOORE REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Monday popped to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 6. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Gross singled to center [De Jesus to second]; Buckner flied out to center [De Jesus to third]; Murcer singled to right [De Jesus scored, Gross to third]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gross scored]; Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer to third]; Wallis reached on an error by Garvey [Murcer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ontiveros to second, Wallis to first]; CASTILLO REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Cox doubled to left [Ontiveros scored (unearned), Wallis to third]; Moore singled to left [Wallis scored (unearned), Cox scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; De Jesus lined to right; 6 R (3 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 3RD: Lacy popped to right; Yeager grounded out (third to first); Castillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Dodgers 6. CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner walked; Castillo balked [Buckner to second]; Murcer popped to second; Trillo singled to center [Buckner scored]; Ontiveros walked [Trillo to second]; Wallis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 4TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith singled to center; Cey lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 6. CUBS 5TH: Cox grounded out (third to first); Moore grounded out (second to first); De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday grounded out (second to first); Lacy singled to left; Yeager doubled to right [Lacy to third]; BAKER BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Baker popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 6. CUBS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Gross struck out; Buckner walked; Murcer forced Buckner (third to shortstop); Trillo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes struck out; Russell popped to second; Smith walked; Cey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 6. CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros lined to left; Wallis singled to center; Cox grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wallis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday walked; Lacy forced Monday (shortstop to second); Yeager walked [Lacy to second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOUGH; HERNANDEZ REPLACED COX (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING C ); MOTA BATTED FOR DAVALILLO; Mota singled to left [Lacy scored, Yeager to second]; SUTTER REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Lopes struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 7. CUBS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus flied out to right; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 8TH: Russell reached on an error by Ontiveros [Russell to first]; Smith was called out on strikes; Cey struck out; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 7. CUBS 9TH: Buckner popped to left; Murcer singled to center; Trillo was called out on strikes; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 9TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy reached on an error by Gross [Lacy to second]; Yeager struck out; OATES BATTED FOR FORSTER; Oates struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Dodgers 7.

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