Coming back from a 7-0 deficit, the Cubs outslugged the Braves, 12-8, in a wild slugfest. The Braves, led by Bob Horner's 13th homer of the season, scored seven runs in the second inning, but the Cubs rallied for five runs in the bottom of the frame and went in front in the fourth inning on a throwing error by pitcher Rick Camp and RBI singles by Ivan DeJesus and Bill Buckner. Bobby Murcer and Dave Kingman hit successive homers in the sixth stanza and Mick Kelleher scored in the same inning on a steal of home. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 8

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Braves 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 12 3 Cubs 0 5 0 3 1 3 0 0 x - 12 14 4 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 .272 De Jesus ss 5 2 2 2 0 0 .269 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 White cf 3 1 0 0 2 2 .253 Office cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .246 Buckner 1b 5 0 2 3 0 0 .307 Matthews rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .289 Vail rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Burroughs lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .319 Murcer ph,rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .280 Horner 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .264 Kingman lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .243 Nolan c 4 1 2 0 1 0 .234 Gross lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Murphy 1b 5 2 1 0 0 1 .241 Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .212 Ruiz 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Kelleher pr,3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 McWilliams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Trillo 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Camp p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Scott 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .291 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Blackwell c 4 2 1 0 0 0 .158 Beall ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237 Lamp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Moore p 2 2 2 1 1 0 .333 Chaney ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 41 8 12 6 2 6 Totals 36 12 14 10 6 3 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 18,497 Left on Base: Braves 8, Cubs 7 DP: Braves 1, Cubs 1 Errors: Burroughs, Nolan, Camp, White, Buckner, Johnson, Trillo Doubles: Matthews (14), Murphy (12), Moore (1), Buckner (16), Scott (4) Home Runs: Horner (13), Murcer (7), Kingman (19) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (26), Kelleher 2 (3), Scott (14) Caught Stealing: Scott (5) Sacrifice Hits: Moore (1) GIDP: Ruiz (1), Johnson (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams 1.2 5 5 5 2 0 0 12 3.29 Camp L(2-3) 2.1 6 4 2 0 0 0 13 3.41 Easterly 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6.22 Garber 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 11 1.92 Skok 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.40 Totals 8 14 12 9 6 3 2 43 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp 1.2 7 7 1 0 2 1 13 3.28 Moore W(8-5) 6 3 1 1 1 3 0 23 3.60 Sutter 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.91 Totals 9 12 8 2 2 6 1 43 Passed Balls: Nolan (3) Wild Pitches: McWilliams (1), Moore (7) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: On a bunt De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); White walked; Buckner popped to first in foul territory; Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Horner homered; Nolan singled to left; Murphy reached on an error by Johnson [Nolan to second, Murphy to first]; Ruiz singled to center [Nolan scored (error by Trillo) (unearned) (no RBI), Murphy to second]; McWilliams struck out; Royster singled to second [Murphy to third, Ruiz to second]; Office singled to right [Murphy scored (unearned), Ruiz scored (unearned), Royster to third, Office to second (on throw)]; Matthews singled to third [Royster scored (unearned), Office to third]; Burroughs singled to center [Office scored (unearned), Matthews scored (error by White) (unearned) (no RBI)]; MOORE REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Horner grounded out (third to first); 7 R (1 ER), 7 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled to left [Kingman to second (error by Burroughs)]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Trillo singled to left [Kingman scored]; Blackwell forced Trillo (shortstop to second); Moore doubled to center [Blackwell scored]; McWilliams threw a wild pitch [Moore to third]; De Jesus singled to left [Moore scored]; White walked [De Jesus to second]; Buckner doubled to center [De Jesus scored, White scored]; CAMP REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Vail popped to second; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 5. BRAVES 3RD: Nolan walked; Murphy flied out to right; Ruiz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 5. CUBS 3RD: Kingman singled to left; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; Trillo popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 5. BRAVES 4TH: SCOTT REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Camp struck out; Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 5. CUBS 4TH: Blackwell singled to center; Moore reached on an error by Camp on a sacrifice bunt [Blackwell scored (no RBI), Moore to third]; De Jesus singled to center [Moore scored (unearned)]; White popped to third; De Jesus stole second; Nolan allowed a passed ball [De Jesus to third]; Buckner singled to left [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Vail popped to shortstop; Kingman forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 8. BRAVES 5TH: Matthews doubled to center; Burroughs popped to catcher in foul territory; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 8. CUBS 5TH: Johnson singled to left; Scott doubled to left [Johnson scored]; EASTERLY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Blackwell grounded out (third to first); Scott was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Moore walked; De Jesus forced Moore (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 9. BRAVES 6TH: Murphy doubled to center; On a bunt Ruiz singled to second [Murphy to third]; BEALL BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Beall grounded out (first to second to first) [Murphy scored, Ruiz to second]; Royster struck out; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 9. CUBS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); White struck out; Buckner popped to center; MURCER BATTED FOR VAIL; Murcer homered; Kingman homered; Johnson walked; KELLEHER RAN FOR JOHNSON; Kelleher stole second [Kelleher to third (error by Nolan)]; Scott walked; Kelleher stole home and Scott stole second; Blackwell lined to left; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 12. BRAVES 7TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROSS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs reached on an error by Buckner [Burroughs to first]; Horner flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 12. CUBS 7TH: Moore singled to right; De Jesus popped to second; White struck out; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 12. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy flied out to center; Ruiz grounded out (shortstop to first); CHANEY BATTED FOR GARBER; Chaney struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Royster walked [Chaney to second]; Office lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 12. CUBS 8TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SKOK REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross was called out on strikes; Kelleher walked; Scott forced Kelleher (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 12. BRAVES 9TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs singled to center; Horner popped to first in foul territory; Nolan singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Cubs 12.

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