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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 17, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 36,814 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Jim Quick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Mike Lum | Center Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Jerry White | Center Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1978
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Reuschel
Griffey 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reuschel
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Seaver
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Seaver
White hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuschel
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Reuschel
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Reuschel
The umpire calls a balk on Reuschel Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Reuschel
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Reuschel
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Seaver
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seaver
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose juggles the ball. That's an error on Rose. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Seaver
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reuschel vs. Seaver
Reuschel takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Blackwell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
De Jesus vs. Seaver
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Reuschel
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Reuschel
Seaver 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Reuschel
Griffey 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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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Seaver
White hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Seaver
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reuschel
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuschel
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Reuschel
Driessen 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 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seaver
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Blackwell vs. Seaver
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver juggles the ball. That's an error on Seaver. Johnson scores. Trillo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reuschel vs. Seaver
Reuschel hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Seaver
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Reuschel
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Reuschel
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Reuschel
Lum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Reuschel
Seaver hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Seaver
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Seaver
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Reuschel
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reuschel
Morgan 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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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seaver
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Seaver
There goes Trillo. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuschel
Mick Kelleher now playing third base.
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Reuschel
Driessen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Reuschel
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Reuschel
Concepcion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Seaver
Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Seaver
Reuschel bunts towards third. Rose fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Seaver
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reuschel moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Seaver
White hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reuschel moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Reuschel
Lum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Reuschel
Dave Collins pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Collins hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Reuschel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuschel
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Reuschel
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Hume covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hume
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Hume
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reuschel
Greg Gross now playing left field.
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuschel
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Reuschel
Driessen 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1978 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rose P, 3b 4 0 2 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 1 0
Griffey K, rf 4 0 0 0 White J, cf 4 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, rf 4 0 1 0
Driessen D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kingman D, lf 4 1 1 1
Bench J, c 3 0 0 0 Gross G, lf 0 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 3 0 1 0 Johnson D, 3b 3 1 1 0
Lum M, cf 3 0 0 0 Kelleher M, 3b 1 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 2 0 1 0
Collins D, ph 1 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 2 0 1 0
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0 Reuschel R, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 4 0 30 2 6 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 010 100 00x -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L) 7.0 6 2 1 3 3
Hume T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
E -- Trillo M, Rose P, Seaver T
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Chicago 7
2B -- Rose P
HR -- Kingman D
CS -- Trillo M
Balk -- Reuschel R
T -- 2:05
A -- 36814
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