Beating St. Louis for eighth straight time this season, Cubs prevailed over Cardinals, 7-5. Cubs had early 4-0 lead, but Cards came back in fourth inning to tie contest, triple by Morales being the big blow. Home run by Murcer leading off fifth put Cubs ahead, 5-4, and they picked up another run in same frame on double by Trillo and single by Clines. Biittner had three hits and drove in two runs, including final tally in sixth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 7 12 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 11 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .266 Templeton ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .244 Kelleher ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Mumphrey cf,lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .228 Gross cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .273 Hendrick lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .235 Biittner 1b 5 0 3 2 0 1 .277 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murcer rf 1 1 1 2 2 0 .257 Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vail pr,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Simmons c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .313 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .237 Hernandez 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .276 Trillo 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Reitz 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .238 Clines lf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .297 Morales rf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .231 Cox c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .247 Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .139 Tyson ph,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Geisel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Frazier p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 Scott ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Totals 37 7 12 7 4 2 Totals 34 5 11 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 21,351 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 7 DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 1 Doubles: Ontiveros (12), Biittner 2 (8), Trillo (12), De Jesus (12) Triples: Morales (4) Home Runs: Murcer (4) Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (3), Ontiveros (5), Hernandez (3) GIDP: Morales (7), Tyson (5) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 3.1 6 4 4 2 0 0 16 4.61 Geisel W(1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.50 McGlothen 3.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 14 4.11 Sutter SV(11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.97 Totals 9 11 5 5 4 2 0 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez 2.2 5 4 4 3 1 0 16 3.83 Frazier L(0-2) 2.2 6 3 3 0 0 1 14 4.15 Urrea 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.62 Schultz 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.83 Totals 9 12 7 7 4 2 1 43 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to shortstop; Gross walked; Biittner singled to right [Gross to third]; Murcer sacrifice flied into a double play (center to shortstop to first) [Gross scored, Biittner out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Templeton singled to pitcher; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted) [Templeton to second]; Hendrick popped to pitcher; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros doubled to right; On a bunt Trillo made an out to pitcher; Clines was called out on strikes; Cox singled to left [Ontiveros scored]; Burris forced Cox (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz singled to left; Morales grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to right; Gross reached on a fielder's choice [De Jesus to second]; Biittner doubled to right [De Jesus scored, Gross to third]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Ontiveros lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Gross scored, Biittner to third]; Trillo flied out to right; Clines walked [Murcer to second]; FRAZIER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Cox popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips lined to left; Frazier singled to right; Templeton popped to center; Frazier was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0. CUBS 4TH: Burris grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to left; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey walked; Hendrick singled to right [Mumphrey to third]; Simmons singled to right [Mumphrey scored, Hendrick to third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hendrick scored]; Reitz walked [Simmons to second]; Morales tripled to center [Simmons scored, Reitz scored]; GEISEL REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); TYSON BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Tyson popped to second; Frazier struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 4. CUBS 5TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Murcer homered; Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo doubled to right; Clines singled to center [Trillo scored, Clines to second (on throw to home)]; Cox popped to shortstop; Geisel flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to center; On a bunt Mumphrey grounded out (third to first) [Templeton to second]; Hendrick flied out to right; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 4. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus doubled to left; Gross grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to third]; Biittner doubled to right [De Jesus scored]; URREA REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); Murcer was walked intentionally; VAIL RAN FOR MURCER; Ontiveros forced Vail (shortstop to second) [Biittner to third]; Trillo flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hernandez walked; Reitz singled to left [Hernandez to second]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED GEISEL (PITCHING); Morales lined to center; Tyson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4. CUBS 7TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox singled to center; McGlothen popped to third in foul territory; KELLEHER BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Kelleher forced Cox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SCOTT BATTED FOR URREA; Scott struck out; Templeton singled to third; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Templeton to second]; Hendrick singled to center [Templeton scored]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5. CUBS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SCHULTZ REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (second to first); Biittner struck out; Vail lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez popped to third; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales walked; Tyson popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5. CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied out to right; Clines lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 9TH: Scott lined to left; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to left; TAMARGO BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; SUTTER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Tamargo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5.

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