Two triples by Greg Gross, another by Bobby Murcer and a homer by Ivan DeJesus led the Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals, who went down to their eighth straight defeat. Dave Roberts, starting for the first time this season, gained the victory, limiting the Cards to six hits in seven innings, before Willie Hernandez came in to finish the game. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Friday, May 19, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Cubs 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 x - 6 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 De Jesus ss 3 2 1 1 1 0 .259 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Gross cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .317 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .310 Buckner 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .344 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Kingman lf 2 2 1 1 1 1 .245 Morales rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Murcer rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .273 Reitz 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Mumphrey cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .182 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Denny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Roberts p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Scott ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Meoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 0 Totals 29 6 8 6 3 4 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 15,389 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 4 DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 1 Doubles: Reitz (6) Triples: Gross 2 (3), Murcer (4) Home Runs: De Jesus (1) Stolen Bases: Kingman (2) Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (1), Kingman (2) GIDP: Tyson (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(3-2) 4 5 4 4 2 0 0 18 3.38 Schultz 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 3.42 Littell 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 8 3.31 Totals 8 8 6 6 3 4 1 34 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts W(1-0) 7 6 2 2 2 0 0 28 3.31 Hernandez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.89 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 0 0 35 Passed Balls: Rader (3) Wild Pitches: Schultz (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez walked; Simmons forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Gross tripled to right [De Jesus scored]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gross scored]; Kingman singled to left; Murcer tripled to left [Kingman scored]; Ontiveros hit into a double play (shortstop to catcher) [Murcer out at home]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled to center; Mumphrey walked [Reitz to second]; Tyson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to center; Rader lined to center; Roberts singled to right; De Jesus forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Denny grounded out (third to first); Brock popped to shortstop; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 3RD: Gross tripled to center; Buckner popped to third; Kingman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gross scored]; Murcer walked; Ontiveros flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons flied out to right; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4. CUBS 4TH: Trillo lined to center; Rader grounded out (third to first); Roberts grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to center; Rader allowed a passed ball [Reitz to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Reitz scored]; Tyson singled to center; SCOTT BATTED FOR DENNY; Scott singled to center [Tyson to second]; Brock singled to right [Tyson scored, Scott to third]; Templeton flied out to right; Hernandez popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); De Jesus made an out to second; Gross lined to left; Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled to left; Reitz popped to right; Mumphrey forced Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Kingman walked; Kingman stole second; Murcer lined to first; Ontiveros flied out to left; Trillo singled to left [Kingman scored, Trillo to second (on throw to home)]; Schultz threw a wild pitch [Trillo to third]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to right; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5. CUBS 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); MEOLI BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Meoli was called out on strikes; De Jesus homered; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to center; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6. CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6. CARDINALS 9TH: Morales singled to left; Reitz forced Morales (third to second); Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted) [Reitz to second]; Tyson lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 6.

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