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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 17, 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 September 17, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Vuckovich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 18,340 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Lee Weyer |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Pete Vuckovich | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | 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 |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Third Baseman |
| Ray Burris | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 17, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Burris
Templeton bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Burris
Iorg hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Burris
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Burris
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Vuckovich
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Vuckovich
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Kennedy and he is out, Templeton applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Vuckovich
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Vuckovich
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Vuckovich
Murcer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Vuckovich
Kingman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Burris
Hernandez hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Burris
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Burris
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Burris
Phillips 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Vuckovich
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Vuckovich
Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Vuckovich
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vuckovich vs. Burris
Vuckovich strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Burris
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burris, and towards De Jesus, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Burris
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
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Vuckovich
Burris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Vuckovich
De Jesus hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Vuckovich
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Vuckovich
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Vuckovich
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Burris
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Burris
Simmons hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Burris
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Burris
Reitz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Reitz reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Burris
Kennedy hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Vuckovich
Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Simmons picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simmons. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Vuckovich
Trillo bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. Kingman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Blackwell vs. Vuckovich
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Kelleher vs. Vuckovich
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Templeton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Kingman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burris vs. Vuckovich
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Kelleher moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
De Jesus vs. Vuckovich
There's a wild pitch. Kelleher scores. Burris moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
De Jesus vs. Vuckovich
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Vuckovich
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Vuckovich
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Burris
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vuckovich vs. Burris
Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Burris
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vuckovich moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Iorg vs. Burris
Iorg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Vuckovich scores. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Burris
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Templeton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Burris
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 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Vuckovich
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Vuckovich
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Vuckovich
Trillo hits a popup into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Vuckovich
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Burris
Hernandez hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Burris
Reitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Burris
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Vuckovich
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Vuckovich
Burris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons who is chasing the ball. Burris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
De Jesus vs. Vuckovich
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burris scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Vuckovich
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Vuckovich
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Burris
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Burris
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Aurelio Lopez.
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Burris
Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Burris
Iorg hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. O'Brien
Jerry Mumphrey now playing right field. Dan O'Brien now pitching.
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. O'Brien
Kingman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1978 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 4 0 2 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 3 2
Iorg D, rf 4 0 1 1 White J, cf 4 0 3 0
O'Brien D, p 0 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hendrick G, cf 3 0 1 0 Murcer B, rf 3 0 0 0
Simmons T, lf 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 4 1 3 0
Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 1 0 Trillo M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 1 Blackwell T, c 2 0 0 0
Kennedy T, c 3 0 1 0 Kelleher M, 3b 3 1 0 1
Phillips M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Burris R, p 3 2 1 0
Vuckovich P, p 2 1 1 0
Lopez A, p 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
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29 2 8 2 29 4 11 3
St.Louis 000 110 0 -- 2
Chicago 000 301 0 -- 4
1 out when game ended.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich P (L) 5.2 10 4 1 2 2
Lopez A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
O'Brien D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burris R (W) 7.0 8 2 2 0 1
E -- Simmons T, Templeton G
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 9
2B -- Hernandez K, Reitz K
3B -- Burris R
SB -- De Jesus I
CS -- De Jesus I
SH -- Trillo M
WP -- Vuckovich P
T -- 1:45
A -- 18340
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