August 17, 1978 · 4:33 AM EDT
W: Rick ReuschelL: Tom Seaver
3B2-4H-AB2BTop hitterDKDave Kingman
LF1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Rick ReuschelP9.0IP0 ER · 7 K · WP7.0IP1 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead CHC by 2
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
| 2CIReds | 92 | 69 | .571 | 2.5 |
3PH Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.0 |
4SF Giants | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6.0 |
5PI Pirates | 88 | 73 | .547 | 6.5 |
6SD Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.0 |
| 7CHCubs | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
8WS Nationals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 19.0 |
9HO Astros | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 |
10AT Braves | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
11ST Cardinals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
12NY Mets | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29.0 |
2B: Rose
LOB: 8
| IDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JWJerry WhiteCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBill Buckner1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBobby MurcerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DKDave KingmanLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJDavey Johnson3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MTManny Trillo2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TBTim BlackwellC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RRRick ReuschelP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GGGreg GrossLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MKMick Kelleher3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
HR: Kingman
RBI: Kingman
CS: Trillo
LOB: 15
| RRRick ReuschelW | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 |
The Cubs beat the Reds 2-0 at Wrigley Field.
Rick Reuschel got the win and Tom Seaver took the loss. Dave Kingman went 1-for-4 for the Cubs, while Pete Rose went 2-for-4 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
