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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 23, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,790 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
| Scot Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Third Baseman |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1978
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
There goes Templeton. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Reuschel
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Denny
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Denny
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
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. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Reuschel
Iorg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Denny
Kelleher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Kelleher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reuschel vs. Denny
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Reuschel
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Reuschel
Denny is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Denny
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Reuschel
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Denny
Thompson bunts towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Denny
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reuschel vs. Denny
Reuschel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Denny
Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Denny
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Denny, and towards Templeton, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Reuschel
Oberkfell 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 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Reuschel
Denny is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Denny
Kelleher hits a line drive into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Reuschel
Hendrick bunts towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Iorg vs. Reuschel
Iorg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Denny
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Denny
There goes Reuschel. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Reuschel steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Denny
Gross strikes out. There goes Reuschel. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Reuschel
Mike Tyson pinch runs for Ken Reitz.
Oberkfell bunts towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Reuschel
Wayne Garrett pinch hits for John Denny.
Garrett hits a line drive beyond short. De Jesus can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Templeton vs. Reuschel
Mike Ramsey pinch runs for Wayne Garrett.
Templeton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tyson scores. Ramsey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Mumphrey vs. Reuschel
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ramsey scores. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen now pitching.
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Templeton scores. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Simmons is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Roberts
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mumphrey tags and scores. Hendrick tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Roberts
Jerry Morales pinch hits for Dane Iorg.
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Morales reaches second base with a double. Hendrick scores. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Tyson vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching.
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Bruno
Jerry Morales now playing right field. Mike Tyson now playing second base. Ken Oberkfell now playing third base. Tom Bruno now pitching.
Biittner 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bruno
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Bruno
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Bruno
Rader 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1978 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 1 2 1
Gross G, rf 3 0 1 0 Mumphrey J, lf 4 1 2 1
Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 3 1 1 1
Biittner L, lf 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 2 0 0 0
Thompson S, cf 4 1 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 1
Trillo M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Iorg D, rf 3 0 1 0
Rader D, c 3 0 0 1 Morales J, ph-rf 1 0 1 1
Kelleher M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Reuschel R, p 2 0 1 0 Tyson M, pr-2b 1 1 0 0
McGlothen L, p 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 2b-3b 2 0 0 0
Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Denny J, p 2 0 0 0
Moore D, p 0 0 0 0 Garrett W, ph 1 0 1 0
Ramsey M, pr 0 1 0 0
Bruno T, p 0 0 0 0
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31 1 6 1 29 5 9 5
Chicago 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 05x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (L) 7.1 7 4 4 1 2
McGlothen L* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Roberts D 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Moore D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (W) 8.0 5 1 1 2 4
Bruno T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 5
2B -- Kelleher M, Hendrick G, Morales J
SB -- Reuschel R
CS -- Templeton G
SH -- Hendrick G, Oberkfell K
SF -- Rader D, Hernandez K
WP -- Denny J
T -- 2:06
A -- 16790
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