Continuing their season-long mastery, the Cubs defeated the Cardinals for the 12th straight time, posting a 3-2 victory. The Cards took a 2-1 lead before a muscle spasm forced Ken Holtzman's departure after the lefthander had pitched five innings.

The Cubs tied the score with an unearned run in their half of the fifth and pushed across the deciding marker in the seventh on a walk to Rodney Scott, a passed ball and a single by Bill Buckner. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 3, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Cubs 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 x - 3 8 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .275 De Jesus ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .278 Mumphrey lf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Scott 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .294 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Buckner 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .321 Simmons c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Murcer cf,rf 2 0 0 1 2 0 .276 Hendrick cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .259 Vail rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Biittner lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .260 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .261 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .236 Rader c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Tyson 2b 2 0 2 0 1 0 .246 Holtzman p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .192 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .088 Clines ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Brock lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Moore p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Totals 32 2 9 2 1 3 Totals 29 3 8 2 6 8 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 21,596 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 9 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Tyson 2, Rader Doubles: Templeton (19), Hendrick (19), Holtzman (1), Biittner (11) Stolen Bases: Templeton (18), Hendrick (2), De Jesus (23) Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (6) Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich (5), Trillo (2) Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (7) GIDP: Simmons (10) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich L(8-9) 7 8 3 2 6 6 0 33 2.53 Littell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.20 Totals 8 8 3 2 6 8 0 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman 5 6 2 2 1 2 0 21 5.37 McGlothen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.19 Moore W(6-4) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.89 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 3 0 35 Passed Balls: Simmons (5) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to center; Mumphrey lined to right; Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons singled to center [Templeton scored]; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Scott was called out on strikes; Buckner struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; Tyson walked; Vuckovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Vail lined to left; Biittner walked [Murcer to second]; Trillo struck out; Rader singled to left [Murcer out at home (left to catcher), Biittner to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Hernandez flied out to center [Templeton to third]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Holtzman doubled to left; On a bunt De Jesus singled to pitcher [Holtzman to third]; De Jesus stole second; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner was walked intentionally; Murcer walked [Holtzman scored, De Jesus to third, Buckner to second]; Vail lined to third; Biittner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick singled to left; Morales flied out to center; Hendrick stole second [Hendrick to third (error by Rader)]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hendrick scored]; Tyson singled to center; Vuckovich popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to pitcher; Rader forced Trillo (shortstop to second) [Rader to second (error by Tyson)]; Rader was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to shortstop; Mumphrey forced Templeton (shortstop to second); Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to center; Scott grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner reached on an error by Tyson [De Jesus scored (unearned) (no RBI), Buckner to first]; Murcer lined to right; Vail flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 6TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Simmons flied out to center; Hendrick doubled to left; Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Biittner doubled to right; Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Biittner to third]; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); CLINES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Clines walked; De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Tyson singled to shortstop; Vuckovich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted) [Tyson to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: Scott walked; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Scott to second]; Buckner singled to center [Scott scored, Buckner out at second (center to catcher to second)]; Murcer popped to second; Vail singled to left; WHITE RAN FOR VAIL; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 8TH: MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); BROCK REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Trillo was called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); Moore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 9TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR MORALES; Scott grounded out (second to first); Reitz lined to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR TYSON; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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