A four-hitter by Rick Reuschel carried the Cubs to a 2-0 whitewashing of the Reds. Dave Kingman hit a solo homer in the second inning and the Cubs' second run came in the fourth on singles by Davey Johnson and Manny Trillo followed by a throwing error by Tom Seaver on an infield grounder by Tim Blackwell. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Cubs 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .310 De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 White cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Murcer rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Kingman lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Gross lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .305 Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .218 Lum cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Kelleher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .137 Trillo 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Blackwell c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .209 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .113 Totals 32 0 4 0 0 7 Totals 30 2 6 1 3 4 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 36,814 Left on Base: Reds 5, Cubs 7 DP: Reds 1, Cubs 0 Errors: Rose, Seaver, Trillo Doubles: Rose (39) Home Runs: Kingman (20) Caught Stealing: Trillo (5) GIDP: De Jesus (9) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(11-12) 7 6 2 1 3 3 1 30 2.99 Hume 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.98 Totals 8 6 2 1 3 4 1 33 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(12-10) 9 4 0 0 0 7 0 32 2.83 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 7 0 32 Balks: R. Reuschel (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); White popped to shortstop; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0. REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen reached on an error by Trillo [Driessen to first]; R. Reuschel balked [Driessen to second]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to right; Kingman homered; Johnson reached on an error by Rose [Johnson to first]; Trillo popped to shortstop; Blackwell walked [Johnson to second]; R. Reuschel walked [Johnson to third, Blackwell to second]; De Jesus struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1. REDS 3RD: Lum flied out to center; Seaver grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: White flied out to right; Buckner flied out to left; Murcer singled to shortstop; Kingman popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1. REDS 4TH: Morgan struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Trillo singled to left [Johnson to second]; Blackwell reached on an error by Seaver [Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Trillo to second, Blackwell to first]; R. Reuschel flied out to right; De Jesus grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blackwell out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion singled to right; Lum popped to second; Seaver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner was called out on strikes; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson struck out; Trillo walked; Trillo was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. REDS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 3B); Foster flied out to center; Driessen singled to center; Bench struck out; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: Blackwell singled to left; On a bunt R. Reuschel forced Blackwell (third to shortstop); De Jesus singled to left [R. Reuschel to second]; White flied out to right [R. Reuschel to third]; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. REDS 8TH: Lum struck out; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Rose doubled to left; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: HUME REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2. REDS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Morgan flied out to left; Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

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