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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 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 20, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 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 20, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Lamp |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 27,300 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Jerry Dale |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Gene Clines | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Dennis Lamp | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lamp
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lamp
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lamp
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lamp
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Falcone
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Falcone
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Falcone
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Falcone
There's a wild pitch. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Falcone
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Falcone
Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Buckner scores. Kingman moves to third. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Ontiveros vs. Falcone
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Lamp
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lamp
Reitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Falcone
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Falcone
Rader takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lamp vs. Falcone
Lamp bunts towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second, with Templeton covering, for one, and over to first, with Tyson covering, for the double play. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Falcone
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Fryman
Woodie Fryman now pitching.
Tyson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Fryman
Falcone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Fryman
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Fryman
There goes Brock. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Fryman
Templeton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Falcone
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Falcone
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Falcone
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Falcone
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Falcone
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Fryman
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Fryman
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Fryman
Iorg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Falcone
De Jesus hits a popup into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Falcone
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Rader reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fryman vs. Falcone
Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rader tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Falcone
Gross 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 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Fryman
Morales hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Fryman
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Fryman
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Fryman
Tony Scott pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Urrea
John Urrea now pitching. Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Gene Clines.
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Urrea
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Urrea
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Urrea
Trillo hits a popup into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuschel
Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Paul Reuschel now pitching.
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner throws to second for one, and De Jesus throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons 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 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Urrea
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Urrea
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. Ontiveros moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Urrea
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Biittner vs. Urrea
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Paul Reuschel.
Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Ontiveros scores. De Jesus scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. Biittner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Hamilton
Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Hamilton
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching.
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iorg for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Moore
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Moore
Reitz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Moore
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tyson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hamilton
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Hamilton
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Hamilton
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Hamilton
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Iorg who is chasing the ball. De Jesus reaches third base with a triple. Ontiveros goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Hamilton
Rader hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamilton
Moore 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 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Moore
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Dave Hamilton.
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Moore
Brock hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Moore
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Moore
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
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich now pitching.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Vuckovich covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Vuckovich
Murcer 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Vuckovich
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Vuckovich covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Moore
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, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Moore
Iorg hits a line drive into center field. Gross picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gross. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Moore
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Moore
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1978 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Gross G, cf 5 0 1 1
Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0 Clines G, rf 2 1 2 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Murcer B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 5 1 0 0
Iorg D, rf 4 0 1 0 Kingman D, lf 3 1 1 2
Morales J, cf 4 1 1 1 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 2 1 0
Tyson M, 2b 3 1 1 1 De Jesus I, ss 3 2 2 1
Falcone P, p 1 0 1 0 Rader D, c 3 2 2 2
Scott T, ph 1 0 0 0 Lamp D, p 1 0 0 0
Urrea J, p 0 0 0 0 Fryman W, p 0 0 0 1
Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0 Reuschel P, p 0 0 0 0
Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Biittner L, ph 1 1 1 2
Vuckovich P, p 0 0 0 0 Moore D, p 1 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 34 10 11 10
St.Louis 001 010 000 -- 2
Chicago 102 103 30x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone P (L) 4.0 5 4 4 3 1
Urrea J 1.1 3 3 3 1 1
Hamilton D 1.2 3 3 0 0 1
Vuckovich P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Fryman W (W) 3.0 3 2 2 0 4
Reuschel P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Moore D (S) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
E -- Brock L, De Jesus I, Templeton G, Gross G
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Chicago 5
2B -- De Jesus I, Biittner L
3B -- Rader D, Gross G, De Jesus I
HR -- Tyson M, Kingman D, Morales J, Rader D
CS -- Brock L
SF -- Fryman W
WP -- Falcone P
T -- 2:15
A -- 27300
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