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Cubs 5 @ Cardinals 4
Busch Stadium
September 24, 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 24, 1978 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 24, 1978 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherLynn McGlothen  
Losing PitcherTom Bruno  
SaveBruce Sutter  
Game Winning RBILarry Biittner 

Game Info

DateSeptember 24, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherKen Holtzman  
Home Starting PitcherPete Vuckovich  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance17,033 
Time of Game3 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Andy Olsen
1B: Jim Quick
2B: Jerry Crawford
3B: Doug Harvey

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 
Ken Holtzman  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Jerry Morales  Right Fielder 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Ted Simmons  Catcher 
George Hendrick  Center Fielder 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Mike Tyson  Second Baseman 
Jim Lentine  Left Fielder 
Pete Vuckovich  Pitcher 
Ken Boyer  Manager 

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Cubs 5 @ Cardinals 4
Busch Stadium
September 24, 1978

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         Game of 9/24/1978 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
De Jesus I, ss        4  1  2  0   Templeton G, ss       5  0  1  1   
Gross G, rf           3  0  1  0   Morales J, rf         5  0  1  0   
Vail M, ph-rf         2  0  1  1   Hernandez K, 1b       4  0  1  0   
Scott R, pr-3b        0  1  0  0   Simmons T, c          3  1  1  0   
Buckner B, 1b         5  2  3  1   Hendrick G, cf        4  0  0  0   
Biittner L, lf        5  1  2  1   Reitz K, 3b           4  1  1  0   
Thompson S, cf-rf     4  0  2  0   Tyson M, 2b           3  1  2  0   
Trillo M, 2b          4  0  2  0   Garrett W, ph         1  0  0  0   
Rader D, c            2  0  0  0   Oberkfell K, 2b       0  0  0  0   
Murcer B, ph          1  0  1  2   Lentine J, lf         3  0  2  1   
Blackwell T, c        0  0  0  0   Mumphrey J, ph-lf     1  1  1  0   
Johnson D, ph         1  0  0  0   Vuckovich P, p        2  0  1  0   
Sember M, pr-3b       0  0  0  0   Freed R, ph           0  0  0  1   
White J, ph-cf        1  0  0  0   Ramsey M, pr          0  0  0  0   
Kelleher M, 3b        3  0  0  0   Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   
Clines G, ph          1  0  0  0   Bruno T, p            0  0  0  0   
Cox L, c              0  0  0  0   Lopez A, p            0  0  0  0   
Holtzman K, p         2  0  0  0   Littell M, p          0  0  0  0   
McGlothen L, p        1  0  1  0                                      
Kingman D, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5 15  5                        35  4 11  3

Chicago          100 002 002 --  5
St.Louis         010 002 010 --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holtzman K*           5.0  8  3  3  4  1
McGlothen L (W)       3.0  3  1  1  2  3
Sutter B (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vuckovich P           6.0  8  3  3  0  7
Schultz B             1.1  3  0  0  0  0
Bruno T (L)           1.0  3  2  2  0  1
Lopez A               0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Littell M             0.1  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Vuckovich P
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 11, St.Louis 11
2B -- Simmons T, De Jesus I
3B -- Templeton G
HR -- Buckner B
SB -- Morales J, De Jesus I
CS -- Gross G, Murcer B
SH -- Thompson S, De Jesus I, Bruno T
WP -- Vuckovich P
PB -- Rader D
T -- 3:35
A -- 17033

    

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