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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 19, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,389 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: John McSherry 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Bob Engel |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Roberts
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Roberts
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. De Jesus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Denny
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Denny
Murcer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Murcer reaches third base with a triple. Kingman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ontiveros vs. Denny
Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Templeton catches it. Murcer is tagging up. There's the throw, and Murcer is out at the plate. That's a double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Roberts
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Roberts
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a line drive into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Denny
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Roberts
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Roberts
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Denny
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Denny
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Denny
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Roberts
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Roberts
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Denny
Roberts hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Reitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Roberts
The ball gets by Rader for a passed ball. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Mumphrey vs. Roberts
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reitz scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Roberts
Tony Scott pinch hits for John Denny.
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tyson scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Templeton vs. Roberts
Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Roberts
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching.
De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Schultz
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Schultz
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Roberts
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a popup into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Roberts
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Schultz
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Schultz
There goes Kingman. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Kingman steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Schultz
Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Schultz
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Schultz
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Schultz
There's a wild pitch. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Schultz
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Roberts
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Buddy Schultz.
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching. Rudy Meoli pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Meoli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Littell
De Jesus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Littell
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Littell
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Littell
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hernandez
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hernandez
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Littell
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Littell
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Littell
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Hernandez
Morales hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Hernandez
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Hernandez
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tyson vs. Hernandez
Tyson hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1978 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 1 De Jesus I, ss 3 2 1 1
Templeton G, ss 4 0 0 0 Gross G, cf 4 2 2 1
Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 3 0 1 1
Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 2 2 1 1
Morales J, rf 4 0 2 0 Murcer B, rf 3 0 1 1
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 2 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, cf 3 0 0 1 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Tyson M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Rader D, c 3 0 0 0
Denny J, p 1 0 0 0 Roberts D, p 2 0 1 0
Scott T, ph 1 0 1 0 Meoli R, ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0
Sutherland G, ph 1 0 0 0
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 29 6 8 6
St.Louis 000 020 000 -- 2
Chicago 301 001 10x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (L) 4.0 5 4 4 2 0
Schultz B 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Littell M 2.0 2 1 1 0 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 0
Hernandez G 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 4
2B -- Reitz K
3B -- Gross G 2, Murcer B
HR -- De Jesus I
SB -- Kingman D
SF -- Buckner B, Kingman D
WP -- Schultz B
PB -- Rader D
T -- 1:58
A -- 15389
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