Mike Phillips, who hit a three-run homer to clinch the previous day's victory, knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single to lead the Cardinals to a 4-1 decision over the Cubs. Ted Simmons and Keith Hernandez singled in the sixth inning and pulled a double steal as Ken Reitz struck out.

An intentional pass to Terry Kennedy loaded the bases before Phillips put the Cardinals ahead, 2-1, with his single. Phillips also doubled and scored on a two-bagger by Garry Templeton in the eighth. George Hendrick capped the scoring with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 - 4 13 1 Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 .276 Gross cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Iorg rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .254 Scott 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Morales ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Biittner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 xHendrick cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .000 Kelleher pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Simmons lf,c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Meoli pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Reitz 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Putman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Kennedy c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .222 Murcer rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Kingman lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .251 Phillips 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .276 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Denny p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .162 De Jesus ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Blackwell c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamp p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .191 Rader c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Totals 38 4 13 4 3 2 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 18,738 Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Cubs 6 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Phillips, Blackwell Doubles: Templeton 2 (30), Phillips (7) Home Runs: Hendrick (20) Stolen Bases: Templeton (31), Simmons (1), Hernandez (12) Hit by Pitch: Kingman (6,by Denny) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(12-11) 7.2 4 1 1 2 2 0 30 3.10 Schultz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.77 Littell SV(11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.91 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 2 0 34 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp L(7-14) 7.2 12 3 3 3 1 0 37 3.22 Hernandez 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 3.77 Totals 9 13 4 4 3 2 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Denny (6) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Templeton made an out to pitcher; Iorg singled to center [Iorg out at second (center to second)]; Hendrick reached on catcher's interference by Blackwell; Simmons singled to center [Hendrick to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips singled to right; Denny grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman was hit by a pitch; Trillo lined to center; De Jesus walked [Kingman to second]; Blackwell singled to left [Kingman scored, De Jesus to third]; Lamp struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Iorg lined to left; Hendrick flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Gross flied out to center; Scott grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy walked; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Murcer lined to center; Kingman singled to left; Trillo forced Kingman (third to second) [Trillo to second (error by Phillips)]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton doubled to center; Iorg singled to second [Templeton to third]; Hendrick lined into a double play (second to first) [Iorg out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Blackwell popped to third in foul territory; Lamp flied out to center; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez singled to left [Simmons to second]; Simmons stole third and Hernandez stole second; Reitz struck out; Kennedy was walked intentionally; Phillips singled to center [Simmons scored, Hernandez scored, Kennedy to second]; On a bunt Denny popped to third in foul territory; Templeton flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer walked; Kingman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Iorg singled to right; Hendrick walked [Iorg to second]; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher) [Iorg to third, Hendrick to second]; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Trillo struck out; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Blackwell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips doubled to center; Denny grounded out (shortstop to first) [Phillips to third]; Templeton doubled to left [Phillips scored]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED BLACKWELL (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED LAMP (PLAYING C ); MORALES BATTED FOR IORG; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); MUMPHREY REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING LF); Rader grounded out (second to first); Gross flied out to right; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SCOTT; Biittner singled to right; KELLEHER RAN FOR BIITTNER; Buckner singled to right [Kelleher to third]; MEOLI RAN FOR BUCKNER; SCHULTZ REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 9TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PUTMAN REPLACED MEOLI (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick homered; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez struck out; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo flied out to center; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

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