Collared in six trips since coming up from the minors, Ed Putman knocked in two runs with a single in the eighth inning to give the Cubs a 5-3 victory over the Giants. The Cubs, who had a homer by Bobby Murcer, were losing, 3-2, going into the eighth before starting a rally with singles by Greg Gross, Murcer and Larry Biittner to load the bases. Manny Trillo then flied to right field and when catcher John Tamargo had trouble handling Jack Clark's throw, Gross scored the tying run on what was scored a sacrifice fly. Putman followed with his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 29, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 5 10 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .276 Madlock 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .307 White cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Whitfield lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .315 Gross lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .249 Clark rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .314 Murcer rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .277 McCovey 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .226 Biittner 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Herndon pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Trillo 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .262 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Scott 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Dwyer cf,1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .223 Rader ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Tamargo c 2 0 1 1 1 1 .300 Putman c 1 0 1 2 0 0 .143 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Blackwell c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Kingman ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Kelleher pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Krukow p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Vail ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .322 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 34 5 10 5 3 8 Totals 31 3 7 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 19,809 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Giants 4 DP: Cubs 1, Giants 1 Errors: Trillo Doubles: Trillo (13), Madlock (17), McCovey (16) Home Runs: Murcer (6) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (19), Kelleher (1) Sacrifice Hits: Krukow (2), Metzger (4) Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (4) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow 6 5 2 1 1 3 0 23 3.54 Hernandez W(6-2) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3.72 Burris SV(1) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.27 Totals 9 7 3 2 2 3 0 34 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco 6 5 2 2 1 6 1 24 3.87 Lavelle L(9-8) 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 8 3.33 Moffitt 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.30 Totals 9 10 5 5 3 8 1 39 Passed Balls: Putman (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; White singled to center; Gross flied out to left; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock lined to third; Whitfield singled to second; Clark popped to left; McCovey forced Whitfield (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Trillo grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to third; Dwyer struck out; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. CUBS 3RD: Blackwell walked; Krukow out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus flied out to right [Blackwell to third]; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Tamargo was called out on strikes; Montefusco grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Murcer struck out; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled to center; Whitfield was picked off first (catcher to first to second to first); Clark popped to third in foul territory; McCovey singled to third; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. CUBS 5TH: Trillo was called out on strikes; Scott struck out; Blackwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Dwyer flied out to center; Metzger popped to third in foul territory; Tamargo walked; Montefusco lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. CUBS 6TH: Krukow struck out; De Jesus singled to right; White flied out to center; De Jesus stole second; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock doubled to left; Whitfield struck out; Clark reached on an error by Trillo [Madlock scored (no RBI), Clark to second]; McCovey doubled to center [Clark scored (unearned)]; HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Herndon out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 2. CUBS 7TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Murcer homered; Biittner singled to center; Trillo doubled to left [Biittner to third]; RADER BATTED FOR SCOTT; LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR RADER; Clines hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Trillo to third, Biittner out at home]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Kingman was walked intentionally; KELLEHER RAN FOR KINGMAN; VAIL BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Vail singled to second [Trillo scored, Kelleher to second]; Kelleher stole third; De Jesus walked [Vail to second]; White grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PUTMAN REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING C ); HERNANDEZ REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Dwyer singled to right; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dwyer to second]; Tamargo singled to center [Dwyer scored, Tamargo out at second (center to second to first)]; Lavelle flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 3. CUBS 8TH: Gross singled to pitcher; Murcer singled to left [Gross to second]; On a bunt Biittner singled to third [Gross to third, Murcer to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gross scored, Murcer to third, Biittner to second]; Putman singled to left [Murcer scored, Biittner scored]; Kelleher struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Roberts struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: BURRIS REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Madlock walked; Putman allowed a passed ball [Madlock to second]; Whitfield popped to left; Clark grounded out (third to first); Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3. CUBS 9TH: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (second to first); Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Dwyer flied out to center; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3.

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