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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 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 21, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 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 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 31,557 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: John McSherry |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jim Dwyer | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Dane Iorg | Left Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Eric Rasmussen | 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 |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Reuschel
Dwyer 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Reuschel
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Rasmussen
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Rasmussen
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Rasmussen
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Dwyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dwyer. De Jesus goes all the way around to score. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Rasmussen
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buckner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Rasmussen
Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Rasmussen
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Reuschel
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iorg for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Rasmussen
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Rasmussen
Rader hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Rasmussen
Reuschel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Rasmussen
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Reuschel
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Reuschel
Rasmussen 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rasmussen
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Rasmussen
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Rasmussen
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Rasmussen
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Reuschel
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Reuschel
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dwyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
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. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Reuschel
Iorg 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, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Rasmussen
Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Rasmussen
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Rasmussen
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Reuschel vs. Rasmussen
Reuschel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
De Jesus vs. Rasmussen
De Jesus hits a line drive towards third. Reitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Reuschel
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmussen vs. Reuschel
Rasmussen bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Reuschel
There's a wild pitch. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tyson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Reuschel
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rasmussen
Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Rasmussen
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Rasmussen
There goes Buckner. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Buckner steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Rasmussen
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Rasmussen
Murcer hits a line drive towards the mound. Rasmussen catches it and throws to first to double up Kingman. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Reuschel
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuschel
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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
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 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Littell
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littell fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Littell
Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Rader reaches second base with a double. Trillo scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reuschel vs. Littell
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Littell
De Jesus hits a line drive towards third. Reitz catches it and throws to second to double up Rader. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Reuschel
Iorg 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Reuschel
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Littell
Gross hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Littell
Buckner hits a line drive into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Littell
Kingman hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuschel
Lou Brock pinch hits for Mark Littell.
Brock hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Sutter
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Schultz
Lou Brock now playing left field. Dane Iorg now playing right field. Buddy Schultz now pitching.
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Schultz
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Schultz
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Schultz
Rader 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Sutter vs. Schultz
Sutter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sutter
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutter
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Sutter
Iorg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1978 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 4 0 2 1 De Jesus I, ss 4 1 1 0
Dwyer J, rf 4 1 1 0 Gross G, cf 4 0 2 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Morales J, cf 4 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 1 1
Simmons T, c 4 0 2 1 Murcer B, rf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 1 1 0
Iorg D, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rader D, c 4 0 1 1
Tyson M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Reuschel R, p 2 0 0 0
Rasmussen E, p 1 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 1 0 0 0
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Brock L, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
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32 2 6 2 32 3 8 2
St.Louis 000 110 000 -- 2
Chicago 200 001 00x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E 5.0 6 2 1 2 5
Littell M (L) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Schultz B 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 7.1 6 2 2 0 1
Sutter B (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Dwyer J, Tyson M, Templeton G 2
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- St.Louis 4, Chicago 9
2B -- Simmons T, Gross G, Rader D
SB -- Buckner B
SH -- Rasmussen E
WP -- Reuschel R
T -- 2:06
A -- 31557
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