Fourteen pitchers paraded to the mound for a record-tying total in a game that saw the Cubs prevail over the Braves, 8-6. Each club used seven hurlers. Dave Kingman homered for the Cubs, who rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to gain their victory.

Ivan DeJesus singled to start the stanza. Greg Gross hit a fly to center fielder Barry Bonnell, who dropped the ball for a two-base error. DeJesus scored on a single by Larry Biittner and Gre Gross came home on a wild pitch by Jamie Easterly to tie the score at 6-6. Following an intentional pass to Kingman, Bobby Murcer bunted safely to load the bases. Steve Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to put the Cubs ahead and Dave Rader singled to add an insurance run. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 6

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Braves 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 6 11 3 Cubs 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 x - 8 12 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .275 De Jesus ss 5 2 2 0 0 2 .267 Beall 1b,cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .162 Gross cf,lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .308 Office cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Biittner 1b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .254 Bonnell ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Kingman lf 4 2 2 1 1 2 .239 Pocoroba ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Wallis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .331 Murcer rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .238 Matthews rf 3 1 2 3 2 0 .258 Trillo 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .286 Nolan c 2 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .164 Murphy ph,c,1b 1 0 0 0 2 1 .199 Rader c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .241 Chaney ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .307 Cox c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234 Burris p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .174 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Fryman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Gaston ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .196 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rockett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .128 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 11 6 7 6 Totals 36 8 12 7 2 7 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 30,362 Left on Base: Braves 10, Cubs 8 DP: Braves 0, Cubs 2 Errors: Royster, Bonnell, Matthews, Kingman, Ontiveros Doubles: Beall (1) Triples: Nolan (1) Home Runs: Kingman (10) Caught Stealing: Office (4) Sacrifice Flies: Rader (1), Ontiveros (2) GIDP: Royster (3), Chaney (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 2.1 6 4 4 0 2 1 13 3.29 Skok 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 Solomon 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.90 Devine 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 7.20 Easterly L(1-4) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 6 5.90 Campbell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.14 Camp 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 6.11 Totals 8 12 8 5* 2 7 1 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 5.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 23 4.15 Fryman 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 6 5.30 P. Reuschel 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 5.28 Moore W(4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.09 Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.22 Lamp 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.19 Sutter SV(7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.54 Totals 9 11 6 6 7 6 0 43 Passed Balls: Nolan (1) Wild Pitches: Easterly (4) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Beall grounded out (second to first) [Royster to second]; Office flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross grounded out (second to first); Biittner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews walked; Nolan tripled to center [Matthews scored]; Chaney singled to left [Nolan scored]; Gilbreath struck out; Niekro struck out; Royster lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman homered; Murcer singled to right; Trillo singled to left [Murcer to third, Trillo to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ontiveros struck out; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to right [Murcer scored]; Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2. BRAVES 3RD: Beall grounded out (first unassisted); Office singled to center; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Nolan allowed a passed ball [De Jesus to second]; Gross lined to center; Biittner singled to right [De Jesus scored]; Kingman singled to left [Biittner to second]; SKOK REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Murcer was called out on strikes; Trillo singled to right [Biittner scored, Kingman to third (error by Matthews)]; Ontiveros forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 4. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews lined to center; Nolan flied out to right; Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 4TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Burris singled to center; De Jesus popped to shortstop; Gross reached on an error by Royster [Burris to second, Gross to first]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 4. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); MADDOX BATTED FOR SKOK; Maddox reached on an error by Ontiveros [Maddox to first]; Debut game for Jerry Maddox; Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: SOLOMON REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Murcer flied out to center; Trillo lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 4. BRAVES 6TH: Beall walked; Office singled to right [Beall to second]; Burroughs flied out to right [Beall to third]; Matthews singled to left [Beall scored, Office to third (error by Kingman), Matthews to second]; FRYMAN REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); MURPHY BATTED FOR NOLAN; Murphy was walked intentionally; Chaney grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); Fryman grounded out (second to first); Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by 1B umpire John Kibler sometime in seventh; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4. BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; GASTON BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Gaston singled to left; Royster singled to right [Gaston to second]; Beall singled to left [Gaston scored, Royster to second]; BONNELL BATTED FOR OFFICE; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Royster to third, Beall to second]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; Matthews singled to center [Royster scored, Beall scored, Burroughs to second]; Murphy walked [Burroughs to third, Matthews to second]; MOORE REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DEVINE REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); De Jesus singled to center; Gross reached on an error by Bonnell [De Jesus to third, Gross to second]; EASTERLY REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Biittner singled to center [De Jesus scored, Gross to third]; Easterly threw a wild pitch [Gross scored (unearned), Biittner to second]; Kingman was walked intentionally; On a bunt Murcer singled to third [Biittner to third, Kingman to second]; Trillo struck out; Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to right [Biittner scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Kingman to third]; Rader singled to right [Kingman scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Murcer to third]; CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; CAMPBELL REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8. BRAVES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); COX REPLACED RADER (PLAYING C ); Gilbreath walked; ROCKETT BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Rockett flied out to center; Royster struck out; Beall doubled to left [Gilbreath to third]; LAMP REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); POCOROBA BATTED FOR BONNELL; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8. CUBS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING); POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BEALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); De Jesus struck out; Gross walked; Biittner lined to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8. BRAVES 9TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews walked; SUTTER REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8.

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