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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 28, 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 May 28, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,704 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: John McSherry 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Paul Runge |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Ray Burris | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 28, 1978
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Gross moves to third. Buckner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Kingman vs. Denny
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross scores. Buckner scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Denny
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Burris
Brock hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Burris
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Burris
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Burris
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Denny
Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burris vs. Denny
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Burris
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Burris
Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Burris
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Burris
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Denny
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Denny
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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Burris
Phillips 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Burris
Denny 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Burris
Brock hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Denny
Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Denny
Rader 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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Burris
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Burris
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Burris
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Denny
Burris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Denny
Denny fires to first and picks off De Jesus. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a line drive towards the mound. Denny can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Denny
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Burris
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Burris
Iorg hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Burris
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching. Tony Scott now playing center field.
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Littell
Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Scott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Scott. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Littell
There goes Murcer. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Murcer steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Trillo vs. Littell
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1978 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 3 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 2 0 0 0
Gross G, cf 3 1 3 0 Templeton G, ss 2 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 2 0 1 0
Kingman D, lf 3 0 1 2 Simmons T, c 2 0 0 0
Murcer B, rf 3 0 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 2 0 1 0
Trillo M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Iorg D, rf 2 0 0 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 2 0 1 0 Mumphrey J, cf 2 0 0 0
Rader D, c 2 0 0 0 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Burris R, p 2 0 0 0 Phillips M, 2b 1 0 0 0
Denny J, p 1 0 0 0
Scott T, cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
23 2 7 2 16 0 2 0
Chicago 200 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 00x -- 0
1 out when game ended.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burris R (W) 5.0 2 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (L) 5.0 6 2 1 0 1
Littell M 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Templeton G, Scott T
LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 1
SB -- Murcer B
CS -- Mumphrey J
T -- 1:19
A -- 29704
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