A triple by Ivan DeJesus in the 11th inning and infield hit by Bill Buckner on a dribbler in front of the plate brought the Cubs their seventh straight victory and beat the Cardinals, 3-2. The Cubs counted their initial pair in the third on a double by ave Rader, pass to DeJesus, single by Greg Gross and wild pitch by Bob Forsch.

Ted Simmons tripled for the Cards in the seventh and scored on an infield out by Jerry Mumphrey. Simmons then tied the game with a homer in the ninth, but the Cards' catcher showed up umpire Paul Runge as he crossed the plate and was ejected from the game. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .252 Templeton ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .218 Gross cf,lf 3 0 1 1 2 1 .325 Dwyer lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Buckner 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kingman lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .240 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Wallis cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .308 Reitz 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Murcer rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Simmons c 4 2 3 1 0 0 .329 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Scott cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .289 Rader c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .253 Iorg rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Lamp p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .170 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Swisher c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tyson ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Forsch p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Brock ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Totals 37 3 6 2 4 7 Totals 40 2 8 2 0 5 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 33,333 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 5 DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1 Doubles: Rader (6), Simmons (17) Triples: De Jesus (3), Simmons (1) Home Runs: Simmons (5) Stolen Bases: Buckner (4), Templeton (5) Caught Stealing: Wallis (2) GIDP: Buckner (3), Phillips (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp 7.1 6 1 1 0 3 0 27 3.72 Sutter 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 1.72 Hernandez W(4-1) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.95 Totals 11 8 2 2 0 5 1 40 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 8 4 2 2 3 3 0 30 2.28 Schultz L(0-1) 3 2 1 1 1 4 0 11 3.25 Totals 11 6 3 3 4 7 0 41 Wild Pitches: Forsch (4) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bob Engel CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Reitz singled to center; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Murcer flied out to left; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Iorg grounded out (first unassisted); Mumphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 3RD: Ontiveros popped to third in foul territory; Rader doubled to right; Lamp grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus walked; Gross singled to center [Rader scored, De Jesus to third]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [De Jesus scored, Gross to second]; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips lined to second; Forsch singled to center; Templeton forced Forsch (second to shortstop); Templeton stole second; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CUBS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Murcer flied out to right; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to center; Simmons doubled to center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Simmons to third]; Iorg lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Rader singled to shortstop; On a bunt Lamp forced Rader (first to shortstop); De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey singled to center; Phillips grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; Jerry Mumphrey called for interference at 2B; Forsch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CUBS 6TH: Gross walked; Buckner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Dwyer lined to second; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CUBS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied out to center; Ontiveros singled to center; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons tripled to center; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Simmons scored]; Iorg flied out to left; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1. CUBS 8TH: Lamp popped to catcher in foul territory; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Buckner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Phillips was called out on strikes; BROCK BATTED FOR FORSCH; Brock singled to left; SUTTER REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Templeton singled to pitcher [Brock to second]; Dwyer popped to first in foul territory; Reitz forced Templeton (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1. CUBS 9TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCHULTZ REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Wallis walked; Wallis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murcer lined to center; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons homered; Ted Simmons ejected by HP umpire Paul Runge; they had been arguing about balls and strikes; Simmons tipped his cap at Runge while crossing the plate after his home run; Hernandez struck out; Iorg flied out to center; Mumphrey lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CUBS 10TH: SCOTT REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING CF); SWISHER REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING C ); Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR SUTTER; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 10TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); TYSON BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Tyson struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CUBS 11TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); De Jesus tripled to center; Gross struck out; Buckner singled to pitcher [De Jesus scored]; Buckner stole second; Wallis struck out; Murcer flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 11TH: MORALES BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

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