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Cubs
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 27, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 27, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 40,014 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: John McSherry |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Third Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 27, 1978
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Seaver
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Seaver
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Seaver
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to third. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. Scott scores. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Krukow
Rose 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Krukow
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Krukow
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Seaver
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Seaver
Blackwell hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Seaver
Krukow hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Krukow reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Seaver
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Krukow moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Seaver
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Krukow
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Krukow
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Krukow
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Krukow
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Geronimo vs. Krukow
Geronimo 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
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Seaver
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, 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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Krukow
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Krukow
Rose hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Krukow
Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Krukow
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Seaver
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Seaver
Seaver fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Seaver. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Blackwell vs. Seaver
Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Seaver
Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Krukow
Foster hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Krukow
Driessen hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Krukow
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Seaver
Gross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Seaver
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Seaver
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Krukow
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Krukow
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Krukow
Seaver is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Seaver
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Seaver
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Seaver
Krukow bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Krukow
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Krukow
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Krukow
Griffey hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Blackwell races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Morgan. The throw to the second, AND Morgan is out, for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Seaver
Gross hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Seaver
Scott 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Seaver
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Seaver
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Krukow
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Krukow
Driessen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Krukow
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sarmiento
Manny Sarmiento now pitching.
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Sarmiento
Blackwell bunts towards the mound. Sarmiento fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Krukow vs. Sarmiento
Krukow hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Sarmiento
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sarmiento fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Krukow
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Krukow
Geronimo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Krukow
Mike Lum pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento.
Lum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Krukow
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Krukow, and towards Trillo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Borbon
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Borbon
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Buckner scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Borbon
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Borbon
Gene Clines pinch runs for Dave Kingman.
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Borbon
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Blackwell vs. Borbon
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Borbon covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Krukow
Gene Clines now playing left field.
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Krukow
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Krukow
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Krukow
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Krukow
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1978 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gross G, cf 5 0 2 0 Rose P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Scott R, 3b 3 2 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 1 1 1
Buckner B, 1b 4 2 2 0 Griffey K, rf 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, rf 2 1 1 2 Foster G, lf 3 0 0 0
Kingman D, lf 4 1 1 4 Driessen D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Clines G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 0 1 0
Trillo M, 2b 5 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 0 1 0
De Jesus I, ss 4 1 1 0 Geronimo C, cf 3 0 0 0
Blackwell T, c 3 0 0 1 Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0
Krukow M, p 4 0 1 0 Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
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34 7 9 7 30 1 4 1
Chicago 100 100 302 -- 7
Cincinnati 001 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L) 7.0 7 5 4 5 3
Sarmiento M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Borbon P 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
E -- Seaver T
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Krukow M, Buckner B 2, Griffey K
3B -- Gross G
HR -- Morgan J, Kingman D
SH -- Blackwell T
SF -- Blackwell T
T -- 2:15
A -- 40014
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