In a game called in the last of the seventh because of rain, Chicago downed the Cardinals, 4-2. Ivan DeJesus paced the attack with three singles and two RBIs. DeJesus' second hit drove in one of the Cubs' three runs in the fourth inning. Errors by Ted Simmons and Garry Templeton and a wild pitch aided the Cubs' rally. The third single by DeJesus drove in Ray Burris, who tripled in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 8 2 Cubs 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 4 11 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 De Jesus ss 4 0 3 2 0 0 .270 Iorg rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .254 White cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .264 O'Brien p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Hendrick cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Murcer rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Simmons lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Kingman lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .256 Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .251 Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .247 Blackwell c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Kennedy c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Kelleher 3b 3 1 0 1 0 1 .242 Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Burris p 3 2 1 0 0 0 .123 Vuckovich p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .130 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Mumphrey ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 29 2 8 2 0 1 Totals 29 4 11 3 2 2 Time of Game: 1:45 Attendance: 18,340 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 9 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Templeton, Simmons Doubles: Hernandez (31), Reitz (24) Triples: Burris (2) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (36) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (10) Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (3) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich L(12-12) 5.2 10 4 1 2 2 0 29 2.51 Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.96 O'Brien 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.66 Totals 6.1 11 4 1 2 2 0 32 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris W(6-12) 7 8 2 2 0 1 0 29 4.61 Totals 7 8 2 2 0 1 0 29 Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (6) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Templeton grounded out (catcher to first); Iorg grounded out (catcher to first); Hendrick singled to right; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White singled to left; Buckner flied out to right; Murcer walked [White to second]; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez popped to shortstop; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Kennedy singled to center; Phillips lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to center; Blackwell flied out to left; Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Vuckovich struck out; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Burris popped to second; De Jesus popped to first; White singled to right; Buckner singled to right [White to third]; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick lined to center; Simmons lined to center; Hernandez doubled to left; Reitz doubled to center [Hernandez scored]; Kennedy popped to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Kingman singled to left [Kingman to second (error by Simmons)]; Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kingman to third]; Blackwell walked; Kelleher forced Blackwell (shortstop unassisted) [Kingman scored (unearned)]; Burris reached on an error by Templeton [Kelleher to third, Burris to first]; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Kelleher scored (unearned), Burris to third]; De Jesus singled to left [Burris scored (unearned)]; White singled to center [De Jesus to third]; Buckner lined to right; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Vuckovich singled to right; Templeton singled to second [Vuckovich to third]; Iorg singled to right [Vuckovich scored, Templeton to second]; Hendrick forced Iorg (shortstop to second) [Templeton to third]; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman singled to left; Trillo popped to left; Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez popped to left; Reitz popped to second; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Kelleher grounded out (third to first); Burris tripled to left; De Jesus singled to right [Burris scored]; De Jesus stole second; White was called out on strikes; LOPEZ REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Buckner popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled to left; Iorg popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); O'BRIEN REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to left; Kingman singled to right; game called after 76 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

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