Held scoreless on three hits in the first seven innings, the Cardinals erupted for five runs in the eighth and defeated the Cubs, 5-1. A safe bunt by Scot Thompson, single by Manny Trillo and sacrifice fly by Dave Rader produced the Cubs' run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 x - 5 9 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Templeton ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .280 Gross rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .270 Mumphrey lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .255 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Hendrick cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .280 Biittner lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Simmons c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .285 Thompson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .400 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .254 Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .260 Iorg rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Rader c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .195 Morales ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Kelleher 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 R. Reuschel p 2 0 1 0 1 0 .141 Tyson pr,2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Oberkfell 2b,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .116 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 Denny p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .157 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Garrett ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Ramsey pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 4 Totals 29 5 9 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 16,790 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 5 DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 2 Doubles: Kelleher (1), Hendrick (31), Morales (19) Stolen Bases: R. Reuschel (1) Caught Stealing: Templeton (10) Sacrifice Hits: Hendrick (1), Oberkfell (1) Sacrifice Flies: Rader (5), Hernandez (6) GIDP: Buckner 2 (16) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel L(14-14) 7.1 7 4 4 1 2 0 29 3.41 McGlothen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.47 Roberts 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5.21 Moore 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.20 Totals 8 9 5 5 2 2 0 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(13-11) 8 5 1 1 2 4 0 30 3.03 Bruno 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.69 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 34 Wild Pitches: Denny (8) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Gross popped to shortstop in foul territory; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to third; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Iorg singled to left; Reitz lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 3RD: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelleher doubled to left; R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Denny was called out on strikes; Templeton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 4TH: Gross singled to right; Buckner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey lined to center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 5TH: On a bunt Thompson singled to third; Trillo singled to right [Thompson to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thompson scored]; Kelleher grounded out (third to first) [Trillo to second]; R. Reuschel walked; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CUBS 6TH: Gross walked; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gross to second]; Biittner flied out to right; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Denny was called out on strikes; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CUBS 7TH: Trillo popped to second; Rader grounded out (second to first); Kelleher lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey singled to center; Hendrick out on a sacrifice bunt (second unassisted) [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons walked; Hernandez forced Simmons (shortstop to second) [Mumphrey to third]; Iorg popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CUBS 8TH: R. Reuschel singled to center; R. Reuschel stole second; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross struck out but R. Reuschel advanced to third and Gross advanced to first on a wild pitch; Buckner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz singled to third; TYSON RAN FOR REITZ; Oberkfell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tyson to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR DENNY; Garrett singled to shortstop [Tyson to third]; RAMSEY RAN FOR GARRETT; Templeton singled to left [Tyson scored, Ramsey to second]; Mumphrey singled to center [Ramsey scored, Templeton to second]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Hendrick doubled to left [Templeton scored, Mumphrey to third]; ROBERTS REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mumphrey scored, Hendrick to third]; MORALES BATTED FOR IORG; Morales doubled to left [Hendrick scored, Simmons to third]; MOORE REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5. CUBS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BRUNO REPLACED RAMSEY (PITCHING); Biittner grounded out (second to first); Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; Trillo singled to shortstop; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

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