The Cubs finished the three-game series sweep by handing the Cardinals their 10th consecutive defeat, 3-2. With score tied, 2-2, Manny Trillo began the eighth inning with a base on balls and advanced to second on an infield out. Dave Rader then doubled into the left field corner to produce the deciding counter.

The Cubs scored twice in the first inning on singles by Ivan DeJesus and Bill Buckner, a throwing error by Card right fielder Jim Dwyer and RBI single by Dave Kingman. Run-scoring singles by Ted Simmons in the fourth and Garry Templeton in the fifth tied the score for the Redbirds. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 4 Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .233 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 Dwyer rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .216 Gross cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .319 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .324 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Kingman lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248 Simmons c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .312 Murcer rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .274 Iorg lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .151 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Rader c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 Tyson 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 R. Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brock ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Totals 32 2 6 2 0 2 Totals 32 3 8 2 4 7 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 31,557 Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Cubs 9 DP: Cardinals 3, Cubs 0 Errors: Templeton 2, Dwyer, Tyson Doubles: Simmons (16), Gross (2), Rader (5) Stolen Bases: Buckner (3) Sacrifice Hits: Rasmussen (2) GIDP: Murcer (3) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen 5 6 2 1 2 5 0 23 4.18 Littell L(1-6) 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 3.38 Schultz 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 3.28 Totals 8 8 3 2 4 7 0 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(4-3) 7.1 6 2 2 0 1 0 28 2.12 Sutter SV(5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.73 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 2 0 33 Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Gross struck out; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored (error by Dwyer) (no RBI), Buckner to third]; Kingman singled to center [Buckner scored (unearned)]; Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Trillo struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to center; Hernandez popped to left; Iorg grounded out (first unassisted) [Simmons to third]; Reitz lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros walked; Rader lined to center; R. Reuschel was called out on strikes; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to left; Buckner reached on an error by Tyson [Gross to second, Buckner to first]; Kingman struck out; Murcer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Dwyer singled to second; Morales grounded out (third to first) [Dwyer to second]; Simmons singled to right [Dwyer scored]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to second]; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to center; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first) [Trillo to second]; Rader flied out to center [Trillo to third]; R. Reuschel walked; De Jesus lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson singled to shortstop; Rasmussen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third]; Templeton singled to left [Tyson scored]; Dwyer forced Templeton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Gross doubled to right; Buckner reached on a fielder's choice [Gross out at third (first to third)]; Buckner stole second; Kingman reached on an error by Templeton [Buckner stayed at second, Kingman to first]; Murcer lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Kingman out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Morales struck out; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: LITTELL REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Trillo walked; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first) [Trillo to second]; Rader doubled to left [Trillo scored]; R. Reuschel reached on a fielder's choice [Rader stayed at second (error by Templeton; assists by Littell, Templeton and Reitz)]; Garry Templeton's throw to 2B hit Dave Rader; De Jesus lined into a double play (third to second) [Rader out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: Gross lined to shortstop; Buckner lined to left; Kingman lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 8TH: BROCK BATTED FOR LITTELL; Brock lined to center; Templeton singled to left; SUTTER REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Dwyer grounded out (third to first) [Templeton to second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IORG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SCHULTZ REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Murcer walked; Trillo struck out; Ontiveros singled to center [Murcer to third]; Rader popped to second; Sutter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons lined to right; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Iorg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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