The Cubs posted their seventh consecutive victory over the Cardinals this season with a 6-2 decision going to the credit of Dave Roberts, who not only beat the Redbirds for the third time but also hit his first homer of the year. After Roberts left with a tender arm, Donnie Moore and Bruce Sutter pitched the last four frames in relief. Sutter retired the final five batters and gained his 10th save. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 - 6 14 0 Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 6 1 2 0 0 1 .263 Templeton ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Clines lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .299 Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Murcer cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .255 Hernandez 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .278 Vail rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .296 Simmons lf,c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .314 Trillo 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .266 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .234 Biittner 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .268 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Scott 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .297 Swisher c 2 0 2 0 0 0 .241 Cox c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Brock ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Gross ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Gordon c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Roberts p 3 1 1 1 0 0 .308 Falcone p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Moore p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 41 6 14 5 4 4 Totals 36 2 10 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 31,719 Left on Base: Cubs 13, Cardinals 8 DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1 Errors: Templeton, Frazier Doubles: Murcer (10), Hernandez (17) Triples: Mumphrey (2), Simmons (2) Home Runs: Roberts (1) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (10), Clines (3) Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1) GIDP: Vail (1), Mumphrey (7) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts W(4-3) 5 6 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.77 Moore 2.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 12 4.23 Sutter SV(10) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.98 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 3 0 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone L(1-6) 5.1 9 3 3 1 1 1 25 5.40 Thomas 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 7 2.70 Frazier 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.61 Littell 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 11 2.53 Totals 9 14 6 5 4 4 1 46 Wild Pitches: Thomas (3) Balks: Thomas (1) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Clines flied out to right; De Jesus stole second; Murcer doubled to left [De Jesus scored]; Vail struck out; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Templeton singled to third; Mumphrey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Templeton out at second]; Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CUBS 2ND: Biittner singled to third; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Biittner to second]; Cox popped to first in foul territory; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to center; Morales flied out to right; Swisher singled to center; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines singled to left; Murcer singled to center [Clines to third]; Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Falcone grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey tripled to right; Hernandez singled to center [Mumphrey scored]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1. CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to left; Cox popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to right; Morales flied out to center; Swisher singled to center; Tyson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1. CUBS 5TH: Roberts homered; De Jesus flied out to center; Clines lined to left; Murcer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Falcone struck out; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1. CUBS 6TH: Vail singled to third; Trillo lined to right; Biittner walked [Vail to second]; Scott singled to left [Vail scored, Biittner to third]; THOMAS REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR COX; Thomas threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Gross was walked intentionally; Roberts popped to third in foul territory; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: GORDON REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); MOORE REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons tripled to right; Reitz popped to second; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1. CUBS 7TH: Clines walked; Clines stole second; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Vail singled to center [Clines scored]; Thomas balked [Vail to second]; Trillo singled to center [Vail scored, Trillo to second (on throw to home)]; FRAZIER REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Biittner reached on a fielder's choice [Trillo scored (error by Frazier) (unearned) (no RBI), Biittner to second]; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Gordon grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: BROCK BATTED FOR SWISHER; Brock grounded out (second to first); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips walked; SCOTT BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Scott lined to left; Templeton forced Phillips (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1. CUBS 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LITTELL REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Moore struck out; De Jesus singled to center; Clines singled to left [De Jesus to second]; Murcer flied out to right [De Jesus to third]; Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to left; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to third]; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez scored, Simmons to second]; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Morales flied out to right; Brock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 2. CUBS 9TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Biittner singled to center; Scott reached on a fielder's choice [Biittner to second (error by Templeton; assist by Phillips)]; Gordon was walked intentionally [Biittner to third, Scott to second]; Sutter was called out on strikes; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); TAMARGO BATTED FOR LITTELL; Tamargo struck out; Templeton lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.

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